Statement Africa accounts for about 14 percent of the world's human population. Over the years, Africa's journey to progress has been hampered by political instability and violence in many regions. …
“We advocate for the protection and dignified treatment of the dead after conflict, disasters, or other situations of violence…” --Denise Abboud, ICRC Regional Forensic Manager. Is forensic sciences …
Buenos Aires (ICRC) – The regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized a regional communication meeting in Buenos Aires, from 11 to 13 May, for the …
Delivering effective and efficient Restoring Family Links (RFL) services requires the processing of large amounts of personal data. The RFL Code of Conduct on Data Protection was adopted in 2015 as a …
19-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has registered hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) this week from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. …
Coding is the invisible sequence of instructions that underpins almost everything we do. It can be a lifesaving tool and an invaluable skill, especially in the work of a humanitarian. Think of the …
A joint statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Parliament of Malaysia The Geneva Conventions of 1949 are at the …
People living in warzones are at risk of being the very last in the world to have access to COVID-19 vaccines. Of the 25 countries with the lowest vaccination rates in the world today, more than half …
A growing number of states have published voluntary reports on the domestic implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL), and many more are in the process of drafting theirs. What are …
17-05-2022 Mexico City (ICRC) – Mexico has now officially registered more than 100,000 reported missing person cases since 1964. It's a staggering number that underscores the immediate need to …
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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.
