To watch the city you love die is heart-breaking, yet this is a reality for many as wars are increasingly fought in urban areas. When wars are fought in cities, they devastate buildings and …
The war in Colombia isn’t over, it’s simply changed: armed conflicts now dominate life here in the remotest regions of the country. Time and time again we see with our own eyes violations of …
During the first six months of 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) conducted 102 awareness sessions in Rakhine State, reaching out to 3,000 people and providing them with …
In 2023, the NSIA Office received 27 eligible proposals: 14 for Accelerator funding and 13 for Bridge grants. The National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) is a pooled funding mechanism, run …
Through its permanent presence in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to alleviate the suffering of people …
Over a decade on, millions of people across Syria continue to bear the brunt of a conflict compounded by several crises. Not only lives have been lost, families shattered, and homes destroyed, but …
17-08-2023 Niamey (ICRC) – Armed conflict and other violence are continuing to ravage the lives of millions in Niger, with nearly one person in five already in need of humanitarian aid. The …
Armed conflicts can have a devastating impact on the environment, and the environmental consequences of conflict in turn threaten people's health and livelihoods. States met to discuss in 2023. …
2020-2021 REPORT IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW PARTICIPATION OF THE AMERICAN STATES IN IHL TREATIES AND THEIR NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICAS This …
Fifth Universal Meeting of National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law The Fifth Universal Meeting of National Committees and Similar Entities on International …
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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.
