The International Day of the Disappeared, marked each year on 30 August, recognizes people still missing through armed conflict, disaster and migration. The ICRC and National Red Cross and Red …
The ICRC's work on Physical Rehabilitation is part of the agenda of the House of Switzerland in Rio de Janeiro. There will be a photo exhibition, talks and video presentation from 9 to 18 September. …
The Lebanese civil war ended more than 25 years ago. But for many families whose loved ones are still missing, the war is far from …
When infrastructure is destroyed, taps stop running. In Yemen, getting water has become a daily struggle. …
The ICRC is working with farming cooperatives in Somalia to increase food security amid erratic climate conditions that alternate between drought and floods. This approach with cooperative movements …
Mekelle, Ethiopia The ICRC invited families of the missing persons to commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared. ICRC Mekelle, Ethiopia Around 50 families from the most affected areas …
With the Syria crisis now in its sixth year, thousands of Syrian refugees living in Jordan are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. Despite challenges and security constraints, we have …
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The ICRC has partnered with the Lebanese University (LU) for a second year to offer a university diploma in the clinical management of weapon wounded patients. This course, which will run from 31 …
The ICRC's 20th course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for humanitarian professionals and policy makers is designed to acquaint participants with the international rules, principles 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.
