Za’atari is 5.3 square kilometers and lies some 10 km east of the Mafraq Governorate of Jordan. It houses a refugee camp, established in July 2012, to accommodate those fleeing from the armed …
Many communities experienced greater levels of fear as their exposure to risk increased. Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict worsened, as …
Our reports confirm that all armed groups continue to use disappearances to cultivate a climate of fear among civilians. In 2020, we registered one missing person every three days in Colombia. From …
Armed conflict and violence have reverberated throughout this pandemic and there is hard evidence to prove it. In 2020, we reported 389 victims of explosive hazards, the highest number in the last …
A reduction in the humanitarian consequences of armed conflict and violence would have been a positive start to 2021. Sadly, the opposite was true. There are at least five ongoing non-international …
In 2020, we witnessed the humanitarian situation in Colombia deteriorate as the pandemic led to an escalation of the armed conflict and violence. Lorenzo Caraffi Head of the ICRC Delegation …
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region erupted over four months ago. While electricity, communication networks and water supply are gradually being restored and markets are reopening in the main towns, …
Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Security Council Open Debate: Conflict and Food Security. Thank you, Madam President, and to the United States for convening …
Geneva, March 10th 2021 – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) opened registration for the HELP Course (Health Emergencies in Large Populations) which will be held from 14th to 25th of …
10-03-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – As the crisis in Syria moves into its second decade, a survey commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross highlights the heavy price paid by young Syrians. …
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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.
