Despite the long-term desire of the international community to explore and use outer space for peaceful purposes, space systems have been employed for military purposes since the dawn of the space …
Statement Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the High-Level International Donors’ Conference for Ukraine; Warsaw, 5 May 2022, on behalf of …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is delighted to invite you to the launch of the report ' " My father and cows will go to court, not me." Male Perceptions of Sexual Violence in …
04-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Over 300 civilians arrived in Zaporizhzhia on 4 May from Mariupol and surrounding areas following a new safe passage operation coordinated by the International Committee of …
During the first quarter of 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) continued to assist and protect people caught up in the armed violence in Venezuela, particularly those affected …
03-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Several dozen civilians left the Azovstal plant area in Mariupol during a five-day safe passage operation coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Statement Khartoum (ICRC) - The ongoing armed violence in Sudan is driving an acute deterioration in living conditions for millions. According to two household surveys* conducted by the International …
Statement Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team is currently participating in an operation to facilitate the safe passage of civilians out of the Azovstal plant and …
We live in a war-torn world, where millions of people have their lives destroyed by conflict. Amid the chaos and despair of conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a unique …
Addis Ababa (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy of 20 trucks containing vital humanitarian assistance including food, seeds, water treatment materials and medical …
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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.
