Emergency appeals 2014: Budget by country
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International humanitarian law and private military/security companies - FAQ
Private military and security companies – known as PMSCs – working in situations of armed conflict are also obliged to respect the provisions of international humanitarian law (IHL). What are PMSCs? …
Contemporary challenges to IHL – Privatization of war: overview
In recent years, parties to armed conflicts have increasingly recruited private military and security companies (PMSCs) to undertake tasks traditionally carried out by the armed forces. The …
Health care in danger: Military assistance in facilitating safe access to health care
Colombia, checkpoint near Chuapal, San José del Guaviare. Security concerns must be balanced by humanitarian considerations in all situations. This means giving ambulances and other medical vehicles …
Biological weapons: Efforts needed to strengthen preventive measures, Meeting of States Parties, 2013
Statement Statement by the ICRC, meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on …
Video series: Water and habitat, in conflict and disaster
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the ICRC’s Water and Habitat Unit. Their engineers help ensure that people have access to this vital resource using affordable technologies and sustainable …
Sexual violence in armed conflict: Addressing the causes and the consequences
The ICRC has committed itself to reinforcing its response to sexual violence in armed conflicts. Our director of operations, Pierre Krahenbuhl, talks about the appalling and brutal nature of sexual …
Water and habitat: Protecting health and dignity in prisons
ICRC water and habitat staff work with prison authorities and inmates to ensure that prison infrastructure provides healthy, dignified …
Water and habitat: Responding to emergencies
People arrive in IDP or refugee camps in desperate need of food, water and shelter. ICRC water and habitat staff build safe, healthy places for them to stay, working alongside them. Our massive …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.