Statement ICRC statement on International Law in the Third Session of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025. Ambassador …
28-07-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - Over 3,000 persons with disability have benefited from physical rehabilitation services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Nigeria, thanks to the first …
Rescue operations entail a number of known and unknown risks. Therefore, it is imperative to equip emergency responders with the right technical and analytical skills along with protective equipment …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), will organize the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, Bangladesh …
Decades of armed conflict have left millions of victims in Sudan. Relieving the suffering of the affected communities and advocating for the protection of civilians and those who are not part of the …
The Annual Report 2021 is an account of the ICRC’s activities throughout the year. It reports back on the ICRC’s efforts to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict and …
This report sets out the facts and figures for the period of January to June 2022. The humanitarian consequences of the armed conflicts and violence afflicting Colombia continue to worsen alarmingly. …
Autonomous weapons are not a work of science fiction from a distant dystopian future. They are an immediate cause of humanitarian concern and demand an urgent, international political response. …
Port-au-Prince, 20 July 2022 - In the light of recent surges in armed violence in metropolitan Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement reminds everyone that people who are injured or …
As the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine grinds on, families of prisoners of war (POWs) are desperate for answers about their loved ones. The International Committee of the Red …
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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.
