… - We are extremely concerned by the alarming intensification of armed violence in Jenin … population in Jenin have unimpeded access to health services, shelter, food, and water. … people and be able to provide emergency care without putting their own lives at risk. …
… Living in the shadow of conflict A normal day, a … other unexploded ordnance impede access to health-care facilities, destroy critical … and Banteay Meanchey provinces about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. "The …
… that was," says this resident of San Calixto, in the region of Catatumbo, Norte de … the country experienced in mid-2016, health institutions in Cauca, Boyacá and … injured had access to health services and care protocols. All these situations served to …
… 24-03-2016 Baghdad/Geneva (ICRC) - International Committee of the Red Cross … with little or no access to food, water, or health care," said Katharina Ritz, head of ICRC …
… on Syria – Panel discussion with Robert Mardini, regional director for the Near and Middle … facilitate violations of IHL: Hospitals and health facilities bombed. Aid workers killed. … lack of nutrition, water and adequate medical care. Irregular access makes the protection …
… COVID-19 led to a global ceasefire, the fighting in the Sahel region continued unabated. In … withdrawn. In the province of Oudalan, 29 health-care centres have closed, leaving nearly …
… and political and socio-economic crises continue to ravage the Sahel region, Peter Maurer, … to make long and dangerous journeys to access health care. We estimate that nearly 1.5 million …
… The meeting covered conditions of detention and … -- that all aim to protect the dignity and health of persons deprived of their liberty. … 17 Medical care … notified except when it posed an immediate danger to the family, the detainee, or the …
… pandemic concerns, and reasons to smile. Increased conflict in Ethiopia and a volcano’s … in Afghanistan still brought huge hunger and health needs. Athletes on a podium reminded us … health center supported by ICRC takes care of a patient in Aden, Yemen. After seven …
… Goma residents who had fled the city. Prime Minister Sama Lukonde said that, in the first … to Goma. This includes providing water and health care and reuniting separated families. They …
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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.
