Each day, all members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, especially the volunteers, work relentlessly to ease the suffering of those experiencing hardships such as those caused …
07-05-2021 Geneva (ICRC) - On the occasion of Mother's Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is launching a new campaign to highlight the courage of women living in countries in …
A physician on the front lines in Yemen tells us about the stigma attached to working with COVID-19 patients, violence against health care services and personnel, and the importance of trust between …
Whether it’s through participative theatre, radio plays, helpdesks, focus groups or football matches, the ICRC delegation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has explored a wide variety of …
06-05-2021 Gaza (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious affairs (Awqaf) and the Ministry of Health in Gaza have joined …
Falmata’s story tells the deadly legacy of attacks on health care services in Nigeria and the importance of protecting key civilian infrastructure in armed conflict. Before Falmata and her family …
Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, delivered by Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer, to the Interactive Dialogue to commemorate and promote the International Day …
A YEAR OF LOSS, DISRUPTION, SOLIDARITY AND HOPE One year on since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic , this newsletter provides an overview of the ICRC response across the Near and Middle East …
Meeting immediate needs and reaching remote communities for COVID-19 prevention and response In Papua New Guinea , the spread of COVID-19 is rapidly spiralling. Efforts to contain the pandemic are …
Joint statement signed by the Chair of Standing Commission, Mercedes Babé, IFRC President, Francesco Rocca, and ICRC president, Peter Maurer. Every year, 8 May marks World Red Cross and Red Crescent …
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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.
