What are the key ongoing legal debates around contemporary IHL issues? Why does that matter for academics and policymakers? How can professionals from those sectors support each other in addressing …
SAVE THE DATE Conference on Weapon-Wounded Care Strengthening the continuum of care in armed conflict The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to invite you to a conference …
Brussels Open-ended 38 hours/week International law and policy The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian …
Since 1992, the ICRC has been carrying out humanitarian work in the region to assist people affected by the conflict, promote the dissemination and implementation of the international humanitarian …
20-09-2024 Dakar (ICRC) – Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in recent weeks as floods ravage several countries in West Africa. Torrential rains in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was established out of compassion and a deep commitment to protecting the people most affected by war. From families looking for missing loved …
This is a short executive summary for the evaluation of the prevention and influence work of the ICRC Regional Delegation in Lima. The evaluation aimed to understand the relevance and effectiveness …
During the first half of 2024, people in areas affected by armed conflict and violence in the country continued to struggle to meet their basic needs despite humanitarian intervention to alleviate …
A statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Agenda item 8 – General Exchange of Views Geneva, 10th September …
On 7 September, 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Alliance of Chinese Business in Africa for Social Responsibilities (ACBASR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding …
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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.
