A memorial space created by and for the families of missing people. On one side of Huancavelica's main square sits a large house dedicated to the memory of those who went missing between 1980 and …
On the occasion of the 20 years of the EU Family Reunification Directive, the ICRC and the Red Cross EU Office - representing the National Societies of the EU Member States, Norway and Iceland, as …
Statement by ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier at the 11th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Since its entry into force, this …
Fighting in parts of Ethiopia has left people in urgent need of lifesaving healthcare, water, food, shelter, and protection services. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is responding …
Tripoli (ICRC) –– Medicines, food, body bags, first aid kits and household items from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be distributed to communities in Libya to assist the …
Thousands of families in northeastern Libya are reeling from “violent, brutal” floods in the wake of Storm Daniel and the collapse of two dams near the city of Derna. Entire neighbourhoods were …
After years of growth of aid budgets and a matching evolution of the professional standards that come with it, the current pressure on funding, felt by the ICRC and others, sees humanitarian …
11-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today presented measures designed to maximize the effectiveness of its humanitarian assistance in line with its initial …
Here are some frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s operations in Sudan, which has been witnessing fighting since mid-April between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. We …
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is a resource pack for teachers to introduce students aged 13 to 18 to the basic rules of international humanitarian law. It was designed by the International …
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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.
