Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is the first globally applicable multilateral agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons. It is also the first to include provisions …
Skip to main content
Search results
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 25 years after the end of the conflict COVID-19 brings additional uncertainty for the families of the missing
In 2020, Bosnia-Herzegovina marked the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the end of the 1992-1995 conflict, which left the country with devastating consequences. Over 100,000 people …
Papua New Guinea: Two midwives passionately work to reduce maternal and infant mortality
Joanne Nanguhori is from East Sepik and Jinny Mombu from Southern Highlands, but they share the same passion – to take care of the sick and the vulnerable. This desire to heal led them both to pursue …
Model declarations under article 2 of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Model Article 2 declaration for States that have never owned, possessed or controlled nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices. Model Article 2 declaration for States that owned, possessed or …
Looking ahead – the ICRC policy agenda in the UK and Ireland in 2021
After the year that was, I think I’ll forego any annual predictions. Instead, I want to briefly set out the ICRC’s policy priorities in the UK and Ireland for 2021 – what we’re working towards and …
Civilians trapped by conflict in Mali and Niger
For people in the region of Liptako Gourma, which straddles the borders of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, the start of 2021 has been particularly deadly. The International Committee of the Red Cross …
Yemen: An indiscriminate airport attack means many families are in mourning
14-01-2021 A statement from Dominik Stillhart, director of ICRC operations, after a visit to Yemen following the deaths late last month of three ICRC staff in an explosion at Aden’s airport: My visit …
The remains of 20 persons identified and returned to their families after 30 years
Statement Joint statement of the Tripartite Commission Today, in the context of the 50 th Tripartite Commission (TC) meeting, the cases of 20 missing persons and Prisoners of War (PoW) from the …
Physical Rehabilitation programme in the DPRK
Started in 2002, the Physical Rehabilitation Programme (PRP) of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is its oldest initiative in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). …
Facts and Figures: ICRC Activities in the DPRK - 2020
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been present in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) since 2002. The core of our work has focused on physical rehabilitation …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.