The Missing Memorial, an installation to commemorate those who are missing in connection with the armed conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008, was inaugurated in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 23 September. …
Statement The following joint statement can be attributed to Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Our team trekked to the remote village of Mahagsay to help a farming community that was displaced by armed conflict. An armed conflict forced hundreds of families living in the remote sitios of …
Tribal fighting in areas of South Koroba, Hela Province and Enga Province impacts all people in the communities, particularly those who are more vulnerable. Women, with distinct mental and physical …
12-10-2021 Jerusalem – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) calls for safe, timely, and adequate access to olive groves of Palestinian farmers in the West Bank during the yearly olive …
In this guidance, targeting is defined as the process of identifying key vulnerability factors - or a combination of such factors - that make an affected person eligible to benefit from a programme. …
The use of cyber operations as means or methods of warfare in armed conflicts poses a real risk of harm to civilians. It is thus essential to understand how international humanitarian law protects …
11-10-2021 Massive displacement in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique's northern province, has put an enormous strain on existing water and health facilities, some of which were previously damaged by extreme …
The Pacific Islands Roundtable on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) provides a dedicated forum for regional discussions and exchanges on IHL issues of importance to the Pacific region. It creates …
October 10th marks World Mental Health Day and the theme for this year is “Mental Health in an unequal world”. For most Pacific Island Nations, the global commemorative event hits closer to home as …
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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.
