This year, in celebration of International Women's Day, we asked some of our incredible colleagues to share their wisdom and experience with us: " What advice would you give to your younger self? " …
4 March 2021 — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been closely monitoring the recent developments across Myanmar and is seriously concerned about the increasingly violent …
After 35 years of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and …
You don't need to be a cybersecurity expert to see that in today's highly interconnected and digitally dependent societies, anything with an Internet interface is vulnerable to cyber threats from …
In this year’s regional meeting of the Americas, in addition to round-table discussions, keynote conferences were opened up to the public. More than 60 authorities from 21 countries in South America, …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, delivered by Laetitia Courtois. Thank you very much to Switzerland, Germany, Niger and Igarapé for organizing today's discussion. Almost one …
ICRC President's address to the Human Rights Council. President, esteemed colleagues A year ago, when this Council met, the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding across the globe. Leaders proclaimed 'we …
Across Africa’s Sahel region people are enduring ever-increasing levels of violence. While conflict dominates headlines, climate change adds a second pernicious dimension to the mix. Lemba Bisimwa, …
In Brazil, urban violence has heavily affected communities' access to essential public services, such as education , healthcare and social welfare. The effects of a rapid and unregulated urban sprawl …
Since March 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in coordination with the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent …
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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.
