The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns today's violent behaviour against our staff in the West Bank. ICRC staff were attacked with pepper spray by Israeli settlers during a …
For Palestinians, the olive harvest is not only an agricultural season but rather a tradition that their ancestors have kept for decades. During the olive harvest season, Palestinian families gather …
Terrorism has become a global phenomenon of growing concern to all as it is increasingly witnessed in both conflict situations and during peacetime. Acts of terrorism are often perpetrated against …
Mental health professionals in Lanao del Sur are learning how to better recognize and identify mental health cases. Mental health is just as important as physical health , and yet there is a huge gap …
25-10-2021 A statement from Dominik Stillhart, director of operations for the ICRC, on the severe hunger needs in many of the countries the ICRC works in. Families in many countries around the world …
ICRC President Peter Maurer arrives in Ethiopia for 3-day visit (Addis Ababa - Geneva) - The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, arrived in Addis Ababa …
The climate crisis threatens the survival of humanity. Major political efforts are required to mitigate climate change to avert the most disastrous consequences. But even if ambitious mitigation …
Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) — 11 October 2021 Mr Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is …
What are cyber operations? How do they affect humanitarians and their work? Can humanitarians protect themselves and the people they help? For the eighth DigitHarium month, we have invited Marietje …
Hla Yamin Eain, communication officer from Myanmar took over the UK & Ireland Twitter account to tell us more about her country. Myanmar has a diverse and rich culture. But people here face multiple …
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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.
