At the European Humanitarian Forum, the ICRC shares a snapshot of 12 selected issues arising in relation to the international humanitarian law (IHL) applicable in today's armed conflicts and outlines …
21-03-2022 Dakar/Geneva (ICRC) – Access to drinking water is a major problem around the world. The situation has grown worse for hundreds of millions of people living in areas affected by armed …
In 2021, Syria hit the 10-year mark since the start of a crisis that turned into a devastating conflict, affecting millions across the country. Lives have been lost, families shattered, homes and …
For Nohelis, the day starts at four in the morning, before the break of dawn. She gets up quietly to avoid waking her two children and gets to work at the small family bakery that she set up with our …
Fakii Ahmed steers the traditional sturdy wooden dhow (Mitori) he has owned for the last 10 years. Fakii, a fisherman from Lamu learnt the diving and trapping skills from his father over 57 years …
17-03-2022 The following is a statement from Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who is currently in Ukraine: Kyiv (ICRC) – Driving toward Kyiv this …
17-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Seven years of raging conflict in Yemen has exhausted the population’s capacity to cope, even as global attention is shifting toward other high-profile crises. That’s why …
Faadumo Ali watches over her two-year-old daughter as she sleeps at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Kismayo General Hospital stabilization centre. They have been here for just over a week and …
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the High-level Pledging Conference for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen Excellencies, distinguished …
16-03-2022 High levels of armed violence in Mexico and Central America continue generating serious humanitarian consequences, visible and invisible, and affect the present and future of thousands of …
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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.
