The ICRC this month restocked its warehouse with 5,000 food and hygiene parcels transported through the Lachin Corridor which will be distributed to people in need. This is in addition to the 3,500 …
From a distance, it looks like piles upon piles of discoloured rags have been discarded in Yemen’s barren desert landscape. But the ramshackle collection of tents in the troubled country was in fact …
Armed groups around the world are important actors in the ICRC's operations. In 2022, the ICRC listed 524 armed groups that are of humanitarian concern globally. These armed groups control or …
Designed by a group of Gaza-based law students, developers and innovators, the first version of the IHL Virtual Academy interactive mobile application is now available in Arabic to users on the …
After more than a decade of conflict, thousands of families are missing loved ones across northeast Nigeria. Many have never given up hope. Now, some are seeking to help others. "A missing person is …
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. UNSC Open Debate. 7 March 2023 Madam President, I thank the Republic of Mozambique for convening this …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) – Group of governmental experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems – 6 to 10 March …
They say “knitters ain’t quitters”; and that certainly fits Dina’s defiance towards difficult circumstances Ever since she was a teenager, Dina's passion for knitting burned bright within her. …
In this series of short papers, the ICRC presents its views on how and when IHL – and especially its principles of humanity, necessity, distinction, and proportionality – apply to the use of …
Stories from Asia-Pacific to mark International Women’s Day 2023 challenge stereotypes and celebrate inclusion. Bangladesh: Taking inspiration from her patients' strength For Anita Rani Sarker , an …
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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.
