14-06-2016 Nairobi (ICRC) - Flooding in Beletweyne, Somalia has displaced tens of thousands of people who are now in need of food and safe drinking water. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
Kavitha (29), is a mother of two young children. She is a widow, having lost her husband to the conflict. She opened a small grocery store with her Micro Economic Initiatives cash grant, and is able …
Conflict photographer reflects on recent visit to Iraq In February 2015, Spanish-American photojournalist Moises Saman joined our team in Iraq and traveled through Anbar and Salahaddin provinces. …
18-06-2016 Juba (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today evacuated by air 17 people from the town of Raja following violent clashes there that left dozens of casualties. The …
20-06-2016 PORT MORESBY (ICRC) – It is vital that Papua New Guinean soldiers have a solid understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL) before they are deployed as UN Peacekeepers, said Lt …
Clubfoot is a congenital deformity affecting nearly 200,000 children each year across the world. One or both feet are turned inward making it difficult to walk. It is estimated that 80% of those born …
Mohammad was 6-years-old when he became a refugee. At 8, he was badly burned in accident. Mohammad's family couldn't afford to pay his hospital fees, so he was transferred to our care at the Weapon …
The ICRC is helping the Red Cross Society of Guinea to provide its volunteers with decent facilities to carry out their work, particularly in response to emergencies such as the Ebola outbreak. …
This report was prepared by the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) of the ICRC for submission to Member States of the Organization of American States …
23-06-2016 Abuja (ICRC) – A three-day workshop convened to foster the exchange of knowledge and research on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) ended today at Barcelona Hotel in Abuja. More than 60 …
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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.
