14-08-2023 N’Djamena (ICRC) – Since the beginning of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross of Chad have organized more than 1,500 phone calls for Sudanese …
11-08-2023 WAD MADANI, Sudan (11.08.2023) - In collaboration with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has distributed essential food …
29-07-2023 Since December 2022, as part of its internationally recognized humanitarian mandate, among other activities, the ICRC has facilitated the transfer through the Lachin Corridor of over 680 …
25-07-2023 Despite persistent efforts, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is not currently able to bring humanitarian assistance to the civilian population through the Lachin …
24-07-2023 Between 2021 and 2022, as part of the Cooperation Agreement between the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Emergency Department …
14-07-2023 Khartoum (ICRC)—As the fighting in Sudan enters its fourth month, people in Khartoum, Darfur, and other areas are living in dire conditions with very little access to health care, water, …
11-07-2023 “The ICRC is aware of concerns raised about the transport of unauthorised goods across the Lachin Corridor and does not support any such activity. No unauthorized material has been found …
04-07-2023 Jerusalem (ICRC) - We are extremely concerned by the alarming intensification of armed violence in Jenin over the last two days. Each passing minute of this ongoing violence poses a danger …
30-06-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – A surgical team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has deployed to eastern Chad to treat an influx of gunshot wound victims seeking safety and medical …
29-06-2023 Geneva/Khartoum (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross on Wednesday facilitated the release of 125 soldiers of the Sudanese Armed Forces held by the Rapid Support Forces …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
