On 16 June 2020, the ICRC hosted a webinar to launch the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Conventions. An expert panel discussed the Commentary’s main findings on key humanitarian issues …
April - June 2020 In March 2020, the ICRC quickly adapted its operations in Nigeria to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic . It ensured that people affected by the armed conflict continue …
Twenty five years ago, Srebrenica, a small town in eastern Bosnia, was the centre of suffering and sorrow. 11 July is the anniversary of a tragedy that saw 8,372 people killed and many more forced to …
A new ICRC report, When rain turns to dust , explores how countries enduring conflict are disproportionately affected by climate change and climate variability.* Here are seven things you need to …
Six students from two universities in Sri Lanka were selected to take part in the Jean-Pictet International humanitarian law (IHL) Competition held in Indonesia in March 2020 and received rave …
The humanitarian situation continues to get worse in the Liptako-Gourma region, which spans the Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso border area. According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people …
Pastureland is disappearing fast due to climate change in the area surrounding Lake Chad, from Fouli to Kouloudia, Wayi and Mamdi. Livestock are dying off, and herders in the region are …
Ouagadougou (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed at the erosion of respect for international humanitarian law in Burkina Faso over the last few months. The …
In Myanmar, and many other countries where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is present, the threat of COVID-19 is particularly acute for communities living in areas affected by …
The Convention on Cluster Munitions contains various measures and mechanisms for promoting its implementation and ensuring compliance with its provisions. Some of these may necessitate the adoption …
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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.
