The year 2021 saw desperation, upheaval, pandemic concerns, and reasons to smile. Increased conflict in Ethiopia and a volcano’s eruption in DRC meant increased suffering. People in Syria sought to …
The global race towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons dominated the focus of writers participating in the recently concluded Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2021 . Of the five …
War and instability shatters nations: from the immediate impact of the hostilities to the decay of infrastructure and social systems. Political will to find practical solutions is imperative to …
A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional director for the Near and Middle East for the ICRC, on the major issues confronting the region in 2021: A statement from Fabrizio Carboni, the regional …
ICRC’s director-general Robert Mardini made three calls before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to prevent further suffering in Afghanistan. First, safeguard humanitarian action in the country …
20-12-2021 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) donated this month personal protective equipment (PPE) to Egypt’s Ministry of Health to support national efforts to face the COVID-19 …
Briefing by the International Committee of the Red Cross, Dr Helen Durham, Director of International Law and Policy — United Nations Security Council, 20 December 2021 Excellencies, distinguished …
The escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the autumn of 2020 significantly hampered safe access to education for children in the affected communities. Dozens of schools and kindergartens …
"When the shooting starts, we immediately rush the children indoors. Our little one, who is four, shouts 'Granny, come here!'. He stands against the wall and makes me stand alongside him, because …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross delivered by Véronique Christory, Senior Arms Control Adviser — 15 December 2021 Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, The …
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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.
