One-year-old Omar from Aleppo in Syria has rejoined his refugee parents in England after a four-month separation, thanks to the combined efforts of the British Red Cross and the ICRC's Beirut …
01-03-2016 Clashes between government security forces and armed groups in the Maguindanao province of Mindanao have continued into their fourth week, causing displacement and casualties. "We are …
Humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence are the guiding principles for humanitarian action for most organisations operating in complex emergencies. But how easy are they to put into …
Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, at the 31st session of the Human Rights Council. One of my first field missions as president of the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Mauritius ratified the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) in 2015. While the country is unlikely to experience the consequences of armed conflict, Mauritius has …
Many migrants lose touch with their families at some point in their journey. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement helps them restore contact. This video presents the experiences of …
The ICRC conducted two emergency room trauma courses for a total of 48 doctors in Pyongyang. The three-day courses were organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Health and the DPRK Red …
In 2015, our work in Israel and the occupied territories focused on the protection of civilians, the welfare of detainees held in Israeli and Palestinian jails, and providing help for the most needy. …
Fatuma and her family were living a difficult life in a Somali displacement camp about a year ago. Her children were frequently hungry. School was an unaffordable luxury. A year later, everything has …
Ngov Chreb and Laim Sophara both suffered spinal injuries that changed their lives for ever. After years of suffering the effects of disability, they have both found new lives and livelihoods thanks …
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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.
