Statement Sixth Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively …
In times where the threats to the health sector in humanitarian settings are tremendous and where accessibility and the health needs of vulnerable populations often continue to be ignored, innovative …
The year 2021 saw desperation, upheaval, pandemic concerns, and reasons to smile. Increased conflict in Ethiopia and a volcano’s eruption in DRC meant increased suffering. People in Syria sought to …
The global race towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons dominated the focus of writers participating in the recently concluded Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2021 . Of the five …
War and instability shatters nations: from the immediate impact of the hostilities to the decay of infrastructure and social systems. Political will to find practical solutions is imperative to …
Statement A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the ICRC, on the major issues confronting the region in 2021: A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, …
ICRC’s director-general Robert Mardini made three calls before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to prevent further suffering in Afghanistan. First, safeguard humanitarian action in the country …
20-12-2021 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) donated this month personal protective equipment (PPE) to Egypt’s Ministry of Health to support national efforts to face the COVID-19 …
Statement Briefing by the International Committee of the Red Cross, Dr Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy — United Nations Security Council, 20 December 2021 Excellencies, …
The escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the autumn of 2020 significantly hampered safe access to education for children in the affected communities. Dozens of schools and kindergartens …
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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.
