For Margarita Shurkova, displacement is not a novel experience. This is the second time in her life she has had to bear the brunt of losing a home . From the death of loved ones to losing the home …
ICRC Statement to United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Impact of Diversion and Trafficking of Arms on Peace and Security delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Head of Delegation and …
In the wake of the lockdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 , a pregnant woman being rushed to the hospital lost her child because her doctor was delayed by the police at a stop and …
Countries that contribute least to the climate crisis are getting hit the hardest. Many are suffering double damage with extreme weather disasters as well as armed conflicts. What strategies can the …
"Our house of culture united everyone in the village. Villagers and school children spent their spare time there. This place was famous for its vocational courses. We also had a folklore dance group …
When large numbers of people die because of humanitarian emergencies, their remains are often managed with little consideration for their dignity. When this occurs, the capacity to identify the …
The ICRC calls on all actors to respect international humanitarian law as communities have limited access to aid across Africa Some 26 million people live in areas in Africa where humanitarian groups …
Statement The following is a statement from Dominik Stillhart, the director of operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the end of a six-day visit to Afghanistan: I am livid. …
Statement Changing Multilateralism and Regional Security Speech by Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the I ISS Manama Dialogue 2021 Excellencies, ladies, …
For the past 30 years, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has taken a heavy toll on people’s mental health, especially among those living along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "We live in an …
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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.
