… 10-06-2016 Kiev (ICRC) – Escalating fighting in populated areas along the … the dangers of mines and the lack of health care. All possible measures should be taken to …
… "Nobody wants to live near a hospital in Aleppo." Javier Senent, president of the … weeks, six of the few remaining functioning health-care facilities in Aleppo had been destroyed …
… The News, a major newspaper in Pakistan, recently reported that 130 … violent incidents that result in injuries to health workers and damage to hospitals, … Hospital joined forces to launch a Health Care in Danger project to protect health …
… of the world's most vulnerable people live in increasingly unsafe and impoverished … water, sewerage, waste disposal and health care are more dependent than ever on complex …
… of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin … biological weapons to human, animal and plant health. Responsibility for strengthening the … to deliver quality preventive and curative care to non-Ebola patients; establish …
… In this booklet you can find out how your … of services, including disaster relief and health and social assistance programmes. The … central to the ICRC’s mandate (health care in danger, landmines, etc.) Public …
… ICRC's approach to humanitarian assistance in protracted conflict. The ICRC spends about … also works deeply with regard to the various health, water, livelihood and protection … long-term needs in terms of education, health care, food security, water, electricity, law …
… Sexual violence is tragically prevalent in many modern conflicts. The ICRC is … in severe physical and psychological health consequences for victims. It is crucial … access to quality and timely medical care within 72 hours to reduce the risk of …
… Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues, We met in New York exactly 149 days ago, for the … that have passed since then, attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles have …
… In Afghanistan, getting to a central hospital … law applies to armed conflicts, protecting health facilities, patients, medical staff and … posters with messages about protecting health care services and personnel so that those …
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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.
