Statement by the ICRC to the United Nations General Assembly, 71st session, Fourth Committee, item 56 of the agenda. General debate on the comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping …
Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on 26 October 2016. First of all, let me thank you for the …
Speech by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, to the OSCE in Vienna, Austria, on 27 October 2016. Honorable Chair, Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Ladies and …
Food and water scarce ... hospitals damaged and destroyed. The five biggest challenges civilians face when cities become …
During July, August and September 2016, the ICRC, together with the Afghan Red Crescent, has helped displaced persons, supported communities deprived of safe water and health care and helped family …
"Give a voice to voiceless and go beyond the headlines", "Personalize and humanize the stories", "Media should be a vehicle for change", "We have a responsibility to also tell positive stories to …
Years of conflict in South Sudan have had a terrible impact on the country's economy and have severely undermined people's capacity to provide for their families. Poor rains last year became another …
28-10-2016 Nairobi (ICRC) - Following heavy clashes that erupted between armed forces of Galmudug and Puntland in Galkayo town, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red …
"Rations of rice, beans and oil are a precious source of aid, but sometimes people just need money. We find ourselves having to sell the food we get in order to buy soap or medicine." In Cameroon's …
Since its creation in 1863, the ICRC's sole objective has been to ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. It does so through its direct action around the world, as …
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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.
