Conflict, drought and mismanagement are depriving people of water. The ICRC is training communities to operate and maintain their own water pumps and systems, ensuring that they enjoy a reliable …
China is a party to the Geneva Conventions and a full partner in dialogue with the ICRC, says ICRC president Peter Maurer in an interview with …
The ICRC has long worked to protect and assist internally displaced people (IDPs) around the world, as part of our mandate to help people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. …
The ICRC has been training water technicians in Iraq since 2011. Clean water is hard to come by in the Iraqi countryside. Drought, falling water levels in the Tigris and the Euphrates, low water …
21-03-2016 Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has unveiled major new guidance on the implementation of the Geneva Conventions, bolstering arguments that, despite violations, …
I've just finished a four-day visit to Afghanistan, meeting people who can help us to help the people of this beautiful but war-torn country. Each day, I shared a few of my impressions, both here and …
The Darién is a forest region. Geography and climate make access difficult. The communities of this region are a five-hour bus journey from Panama City, and about eight hours by boat. Depending on …
Generating respect for the law: The ICRC and the promotion of international humanitarian law On 22 March 2016, the ICRC launched a new exhibition at the Humanitarium , offering a unique insight into …
On 22 March 2016, the ICRC convened a Panel for the Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. This livestreamed event offered the Commentaries' perspective on key humanitarian …
In the marshlands of Barangay Butilen, Datu Salibo municipality, Maguindanao, in southern Philippines, about 2,000 people are taking refuge due to renewed fighting between government forces and the …
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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.
