The ongoing hostilities in Gaza, Israel and the Golan Heights have caused immense suffering. Civilians have been killed, injured, and taken hostage. Families have lost loved ones, homes, and access …
First Aid in an emergency is the initial essential assistance provided in an emergency in order to preserve life, prevent further injury or illness and alleviate suffering, thereby contributing to …
08-01-2025 Geneva (ICRC) — President Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), concluded a visit to Ankara on Tuesday. Her trip to Türkiye, which immediately …
Humanitarian crises are becoming increasingly frequent worldwide, with the devastating effects of violence, armed conflict and natural disasters leaving many hopeless, helpless and overwhelmed. …
The work of the ICRC's Central Tracing Agency Bureau In times of armed conflict, people all too often get separated in the chaos of fighting, displacement and the struggle for survival. For families, …
06-01-2025 Damascus (ICRC) – During her three-day visit to Syria, Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), emphasized that respect for international …
17F NEX Tower 6786 Ayala Avenue, 1229 Makati City Relation with arms carriers The Armed and Security Forces (FAS)/Police and Security Forces Program Adviser assists the FAS/Police and Security forces …
17F NEX Tower 6786 Ayala Avenue, 1229 Makati City Fixed term (12 months) Economic and food security The Economic Security Generalist plans, implements and monitors the Economic Security (EcoSec) …
32/F BDO Life Megaplaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines Open-ended Human resources Service Delivery Manager oversees specialized functional support teams of Accounts payable, the …
04-01-2025 Beirut (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), visited Lebanon, where humanitarian needs remain immense following the latest …
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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.
