Sana’a (ICRC/ YRCS) – Weeks of exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and floods have caused havoc across Yemen, killing dozens of people and destroying homes, agricultural land, roads and vital …
Landmines and explosive hazards endanger all communities – even years after the fighting has stopped. We all have a role to play in keeping ourselves and others safe. Here is a little guide with some …
The ICRC is concerned about the increase of armed violence and its consequences in urban areas in Brazil due to population growth. The Safer Access to Essential Public Services methodology was …
Gaza Strip (ICRC) — Three days of armed hostilities in August 2022 devastated the lives of many residents in the Gaza Strip. According to UN OCHA, over 500 people have been displaced and about 2,000 …
22-08-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - The depth of emotional anguish that the international armed conflict is inflicting on communities is evident in the voices of families desperate for news of their loved …
The last six months have taken a huge toll on those suffering from the effects of the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is marking the …
On edge and isolated, Betty (not her real name), sits in a dark corner of her house near a broken window. Her hands are trembling and lips quivering as she narrates her experience with sexual …
Armed conflicts are increasingly being fought in urban areas. Wars in cities cause innumerable suffering to civilians, disrupting their livelihoods, the education of children, and the delivery of …
This August, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brings to Manila the War in Cities exhibit, which was originally shown in Geneva, Switzerland. Through the objects we found in Iraq …
Humanitarian workers often work in the world’s most challenging environments to reach people who need help. At the ICRC, we do this while exercising impartiality and neutrality. Neutrality means not …
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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.
