19-06-2019 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is about to begin another round of excavations in search of the remains of people who went missing as a consequence of …
Moe Moe Nwe is from Thinbaw Kwei Village in Rakhine State. Her mother passed away when she was young. She’s been the sole breadwinner for her family ever since, caring for her father, who lives with …
Women have had and continue to have a tremendous impact in humanitarian work. Within the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), women risk their lives in war zones, visit detainees in …
… directly and can be forced to leave their jobs and flee. Run for your life As … basics of life – water, food, health care, jobs, education and decent accommodation – …
… abandoned them and she had to work three jobs when the children were small. "The salary …
What are the main challenges that humanitarian actors face in upholding a principled approach in today's crises and emergencies? How are "principles guiding humanitarian action" understood by …
… workers are safe and able to carry out their jobs is crucial for stemming the spread of …
It's not the media's job to look after the sick and wounded, but they play a vital role in times of war and disaster. By shining a spotlight on the misery, the media stops the world from looking the …
… on civilians, such as the loss of jobs and livelihood. We hope that these farm …
… province, they have survived by doing odd jobs in the fields, and they have been …
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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.
