29-03-2021 Joint statement from the Presidents of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and …
29-03-2021 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, called on the international community to come together to find a “new approach” and long-term solutions as he …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is alarmed by increasing numbers of fatalities and people injured or detained in a context of continuing violence and growing humanitarian …
THE ICRC IN FORTALEZA IN BRIEF FACILITATING RESPONSES TO THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS OF ARMED VIOLENCE THE ICRC IN BRAZIL The ICRC’s Regional Delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and …
The newly-renovated 130-bed hospital belonging to the Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS) was commissioned recently by the President of the Jordanian Senate, HE Faisal Al Fayez. President of the JRCS, …
As part of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative, the ICRC seeks to foster partnerships with key stakeholders involved in preventing and addressing violence against health care. In line with …
24-03-2021 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has today launched a new plan that aims to tackle “deep and pervasive” inequities in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. …
How are online information flows impacting the way armed conflicts unfold? What impact does social media discourse have on people in crises? And what does it mean that misinformation, disinformation …
24-03-2021 The organization presented its report on the humanitarian actions and challenges in Mexico and Central America, which helped benefit over 200,000 people directly and thousands more …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organized a series of basic first-aid training sessions for nearly 100 Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) personnel – the first responders to any …
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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.
