05-10-2023 In a joint appeal today, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, are calling on …
A doctor wrapped his arms around a mannequin. He demonstrates the chest thrust, a method that removes the obstruction from a person who is choking. A few participants quickly jotted down notes, while …
Roadblocks and check points. Very few ambulances and some unequipped. Frequent threats and acts of aggression towards healthcare workers and facilities. Closure of health structures. Life-threatening …
Many people fleeing the armed violence in Burkina Faso have sought refuge in the town of Fada N'Gourma, which is located some 220 km east of the country’s capital. The east of Burkina Faso is one of …
Through its permanent presence in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to alleviate the suffering of people …
The armed conflict in Cabo Delgado continues to exact a toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Humanitarian consequences linked to displacement, the destruction of infrastructure and loss of …
26-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) –The thousands of people now fleeing their homes, as well as anyone who does so in the future, must be shielded from harm. As individual families make decisions about whether …
Geneva (ICRC) – Bringing closure to decades of uncertainty, the remains of two people missing in connection with the armed conflict of 1992–1993 in Abkhazia, were identified and handed over to their …
In Burkina Faso, armed violence has been forcing people from their homes for years. No region has been spared. As people flee to different areas of the country or to neighbouring countries, they …
22-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Nine people wounded in the recent hostilities were evacuated by a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday. Though a cease-fire was declared …
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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.
