Twenty-Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention 29 November–3 December 2021, The Hague, Netherlands Statement by the International Committee of the Red …
Hundreds of thousands of displaced people throughout northern Ethiopia face increasing hardship, as fighting intensifies. At the same time, shifting frontlines and deteriorating security make access …
For Margarita Shurkova, displacement is not a novel experience. This is the second time in her life she has had to bear the brunt of losing a home . From the death of loved ones to losing the home …
ICRC Statement to United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Impact of Diversion and Trafficking of Arms on Peace and Security delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Head of Delegation and …
"Our house of culture united everyone in the village. Villagers and school children spent their spare time there. This place was famous for its vocational courses. We also had a folklore dance group …
The ICRC calls on all actors to respect international humanitarian law as communities have limited access to aid across Africa Some 26 million people live in areas in Africa where humanitarian groups …
For the past 30 years, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has taken a heavy toll on people’s mental health, especially among those living along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "We live in an …
The article was written by the ICRC Malaysia Legal Adviser Aisya Abdul Rahman in conjunction with World Children’s Day 2021. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) estimates that one in …
The ICRC's flagship e-learning "Introduction to IHL" is now also available in French and Spanish! Wide availability on multiple learning platforms: The content is available in French and Spanish on …
As an observer to the Climate Conference in Glasgow, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) closely followed climate negotiations and participated in several events to highlight the …
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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.
