The International Committee of the Red Cross in the Republic of Moldova (ICRC) is proud to announce an essay competition on the theme Digitalization of Armed Conflicts . The competition seeks to …
Nothing can describe the anguish and uncertainty that families go through when a loved one goes missing. This is compounded by the difficulties that families of the missing face in understanding and …
29-08-2024 Many statistics understate the actual number of cases due to persistent underreporting. Some countries still lack an appropriate legal framework explicitly recognizing the rights of …
In the first half of 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated improved access to primary health care, mostly for women and children, by supporting the routine vaccination …
Since October 7th 2023, with the escalation of hostilities, Southern Lebanon has witnessed increased tensions and cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) that have …
The conflict in Sudan has had a devastating impact on the civilian population, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives and the displacement of over 8 million people. Since April 2023, more than …
1859.6.24 Swiss businessman Henry Dunant takes part in rescue operations at the Battle of Solferino in Italy. ICRC Archives (ARR), V-P-HIST-00056 City of Geneva/ICRC/Boissonnas, V-P-HIST-00021 …
Since 1992, the International Committee of the Red Cross has been working in Azerbaijan to help people affected by armed conflict and other violence. In the first half of 2024, we continued our …
12-08-2024 In a speech at a media briefing on the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric calls for the world to recommit to the framework for armed conflict that …
Speech given at media briefing on the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions The Geneva Conventions are the foundational treaties of international humanitarian law and a remarkable success in …
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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.
