The effective search for the missing and identification of persons, alive or dead, are core components in the prevention and in resolving the issue of Missing Persons. The proper management and …
2020 was a challenging year for Daw Lum Naw, who lives in Myanmar's northern Kachin State. Early in the year she lost her husband, becoming the breadwinner for her five children and 87-year-old …
Pakistan, with a population of nearly 220 million people, faces a diverse range of interconnected humanitarian issues. And yet, the country's growing number of young people and their strong sense of …
When wars are fought in cities, it is civilians who bear the brunt. In this series, we explore the devastating impact on people who have seen their streets become the frontline. The ICRC recently …
This report presents research conducted between October and December 2020 that explored what men in South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) understand by “sexual violence” and how it might …
This report presents research conducted between October and December 2020 that explored what men in South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) understand by “sexual violence” and how it might …
This handbook is for military commanders and staffs working with other armed forces or non-state armed groups within the framework of partnered military operations (PMOs). Much of the guidance is …
This handbook is for military commanders and staffs working with other armed forces or non-state armed groups within the framework of partnered military operations (PMOs). Much of the guidance is …
Update: 24 June 2022 . In January, we determined that servers hosting personal data belonging to more than 515,000 people worldwide were hacked in a sophisticated cyber attack. We feel it is our …
Statement The following is an open letter from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), following the discovery in mid-January of a cyber-attack on …
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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.
