30-08-2023 Families in Iraq are still searching for answers years and decades after their loved ones went missing. As we mark the International Day of the Disappeared today, the International …
La Hkum Lu Aung remembers a time when her life was peaceful and pleasant. Her family had enjoyed normal days, working hard to raise farm animals and cultivate rice and other crops in Nam Lin Pa …
In Afghanistan, more than half (55%) of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, with economic sanctions deepening an already dire situation. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
Over a decade on, millions of people across Syria continue to bear the brunt of a conflict compounded by several crises. Not only lives have been lost, families shattered, and homes destroyed, but …
Madame President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) . When the ATT was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2013, the then ICRC …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) remains the only humanitarian organization operating across the Lachin corridor to respond to growing humanitarian needs. The latest deliveries of …
17-08-2023 Niamey (ICRC) – Armed conflict and other violence are continuing to ravage the lives of millions in Niger, with nearly one person in five already in need of humanitarian aid. The …
Being separated from your loved ones is a heavy burden to bear and many detainees deal with this every day. Often, the hope of being reunited with their families one day helps them cope with their …
14-08-2023 N’Djamena (ICRC) – Since the beginning of July, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Red Cross of Chad have organized more than 1,500 phone calls for Sudanese …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization working to safeguard the lives and dignity of people suffering from conflict and …
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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.
