Recent events around the world – including natural disasters, the pandemic and ongoing and new conflicts – have made international humanitarian action more critical and complex than ever. In these …
As one of the oldest humanitarian organizations in the world, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been on the front lines of major humanitarian emergencies for 160 years. Lessons …
The situation in Sudan took a terrifying turn on April 15, as fighting erupted, forcing civilians to seek shelter from the heavy fighting that has raged on for weeks. Nearly three months since the …
The Brussels delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized an introductory training session on international humanitarian law (IHL) for staff members of the …
Statement given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the ICRC, at the Luxembourg Autonomous Weapons Systems Conference. ICRC President addresses the potential dangers of unconstrained use of autonomous …
The Pretoria regional delegation of the ICRC has been focused its efforts to responding to challenges faced by migrants and their families in the region in 2022. The ICRC in Southern Africa has been …
ICRC Director General Robert Mardini and Special Envoy for Foresight and Techplomacy Balthasar Staehelin attended the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) on 21-22 February, organized …
States face a formidable task when it comes to implementing international humanitarian law (IHL) within the domestic legal order. This table contains information on all existing national committees …
Geneva (ICRC) – Nearly one month since intense fighting broke out in Sudan, the humanitarian situation is quickly deteriorating. Civilians trapped in Khartoum are facing serious food and water …
Fifteen years ago, Josie Concepcion was walking with her son near a market in Sultan Kudarat when she heard a sudden, massive explosion. Chaos and confusion ensued. In a few minutes, she heard sirens …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
