Annual Report 2022
The Annual Report 2022 is an account of the activities conducted by the ICRC over the past year. These activities are part of the organization’s mandate to protect the lives and dignity of victims of …
The Annual Report 2022 is an account of the activities conducted by the ICRC over the past year. These activities are part of the organization’s mandate to protect the lives and dignity of victims of …
This evaluation focused on the achievement of the strategy for Analysis & Evidence, as part of the ICRC's economic security programme. The evaluation found that the strategy had been well achieved, …
States face a formidable task when it comes to implementing international humanitarian law (IHL) within the domestic legal order. This table contains information on all existing national committees …
Colombia (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation in Colombia worsened in 2022, underscored by a six-year peak in the harm caused by explosive devices. Other humanitarian concerns were prevalent, …
Explosive hazards continue to have serious effects on the population, such as confinement, displacement, psychological issues and anxiety. Although these issues leave fewer visible scars than others, …
In Colombia, armed conflict and violence continues to have a deep impact on the civilian population. Many civilians have been wounded, killed or gone missing; relatives have been separated from their …
The Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project (FSRRP) was approved by the World Bank Board on May 11, 2021. The project’s objective is to improve the availability of and access to food and …
06-03-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Survivors of the massive earthquake that struck northwest Syria one month ago face the prospect of devastating public health challenges after the quake further damaged the …
For people living in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the past year of hostilities comes on top of nine years of grinding armed conflict. In many places, intense fighting has severely damaged or …
24-02-2023 International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to protect people from the devastating effects of armed conflict. A 76-page book that was originally written in Arabic …
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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.