In 2020, we have all witnessed more and more data being generated, collected, and analyzed in the response to COVID. By and at large, this has appeared and has been presented as a necessary step in …
Giving a boost to healthcare facilities for detainees, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has upgraded the clinic of Sarpoza Provincial Prison in Kandahar . As part of the project, …
In November 2020, armed violence between federal and regional forces erupted in Tigray, northern Ethiopia – triggering immense suffering for people living there. Clashes continue to take place and …
The theme of this year's World Diabetes Day on November 14th was "Nurses make the difference", with the aim to stress the crucial role that nurses play in supporting people living with diabetes, …
ICRC’s global family was devastated to learn of the deaths of three colleagues after several explosions rocked the airport in Aden, Yemen on 30 December. Hamid Al-Qadami, Ahmed Wazir and Saidi …
Facts and figures: January to December 2020 In 2020, the ICRC's humanitarian activities mainly focused on responding to two major crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and fighting in Northern …
Families in Maguindanao face instability wrought by protracted armed conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of families in Maguindanao , Southern Philippines were forced to flee several times …
The explosion, which shook Beirut on August 4th, left over 200 people dead and over 6000 injured. On top of a spiraling economic crisis and a raging coronavirus pandemic, Lebanon was already in a …
Maintaining a dialogue with militaries and armed groups is an integral part of our operations around the world to encourage the awareness and compliance to the laws of armed conflict and other …
Engaging in dialogue with people who carry arms and use force – including the military, police and security forces – is an integral part of its operations around the world. If you’re a mid- to …
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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.
