Countries enduring armed conflict and violence are particularly vulnerable to growing climate and environmental risks because the adaptive capacity of people, systems and institutions already coping …
The ongoing fighting in Anfilo woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia has left thousands of families displaced, without means of livelihood and unable to meet their basic needs. "My husband was killed in …
Gender inequality persists in all countries worldwide, tending to be more severe in conflict-affected contexts. Designed to protect humanity from the worst excesses of war, the objective of …
The smell of freshly made Mont Pyar Ta Latt, a famous snack in Myanmar, wafts through the air promoting Ma Thae Thae’s streetside food stall as customers line up for their turn to place an order. “I …
25-03-2024 For years, the people of Barangay Alagatan in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, have had a difficult time getting clean drinking water. Their situation worsened in 2022, when an armed …
Gender inequality persists in all countries worldwide and tends to be more severe in conflict-affected contexts. It can shape how different women, men, girls and boys experience the violence of war …
The Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Tsinghua University's School of Journalism and Communication (TSJC) joined forces on March 13, 2024 to …
By drawing the attention of States and the public to the unacceptable effects of certain weapons on combatants and civilians, the ICRC has helped to create the conditions for the development of the …
19-03-2024 The International Committee of the Red Cross and the government of Romania signed today a headquarters agreement in Bucharest. The ICRC has been present in Romania since the escalation of …
The ICRC’s Project Management Framework (PMF) sets out the organization’s guidelines on managing projects and on the governance of the portfolio of projects managed at headquarters. The PMF describes …
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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.
