Statement United Nations, General Assembly, 70th session, Third Committee, item 29 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 13 October 2015. As we mark the 15th anniversary of UN Security …
The latest newsletter from our delegation in Myanmar features a variety of articles, including an update on our work across the country, more on our response to help flood-affected communities, and …
On 29 September the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Australia hosted a symposium in Canberra to explore the relevance of international humanitarian …
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the armed conflict in north-east Nigeria. The ICRC is significantly scaling up its efforts to help them, bringing food, essential household …
This booklet explains how the ICRC helps vulnerable migrants and their families around the world. It details our approach and describes what we, together with National Societies, do to help protect …
Struggling with frequent water cuts, residents of Syria's battered city of Aleppo have a new way to find the water needed for their daily lives - an interactive map on mobile phones. Full article on …
Why does the ICRC visit detainees? By definition, detainees are potentially vulnerable. They are not in a position to manage their own lives. They are at the mercy of the detaining authorities and …
Statement United Nations, General Assembly, 70th session, Sixth Committee, items 85 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 14 October 2015. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
Are you a budding artist just waiting for a chance to showcase your talent? Are you familiar with the Safer Access Framework (SAF) and have first-hand experience of the actions it contains? Well, …
A three-day seminar was organized by the ICRC in association with the high command of the Guinean Gendarmerie Nationale in September 2015. On the agenda were the principles of international …
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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.
