07-02-2022 Each day is a struggle for survival for hundreds of thousands of people living close to the line of contact in eastern Ukraine. Water, gas, and electricity supplies are limited. The …
The ICRC is performing an open procurement tender concerning 3 years frame agreement for hygienic parcels. Bidders who are interested will find below attached the related tender documents. Closing …
04-02-2022 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday flew in its tenth cargo plane in ten days carrying vital medical supplies into the Tigray region of …
04-02-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer will visit Niger from 7-10 February to see firsthand the humanitarian situation as the country grapples with …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for 2.4 billion Swiss francs to help it meet the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of …
03-02-2022 Juba (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the release of four persons, detained in relation to the conflict between the Sudan People's Liberation …
03-02-2022 The Assembly, the governing body of the International Committee of the Red Cross, confirmed today the appointment of six new directors to the organisation’s executive team. Under the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Arauca – i.e. how difficult it has become for the civilian population to meet …
A shot of Samarat and Baker’s home, which could be flooded with water any moment during the winter. Like many Gazans, Samarat, 29, from al-Zaitoun neighborhood, finds herself with little capacity to …
In 2021, the ICRC’s team in Venezuela faced both the challenges and the opportunities that come with intensifying humanitarian work against a backdrop of armed violence. Thanks to our continual …
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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.
