Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated the world over. This festival honouring the dead offers us the opportunity to reflect on the various impact COVID-19 has had on the cultural and …
This implementation guideline is part 2 of the review of remote data collection carried out to assess food security and economic vulnerability. The review – commissioned by the Economic Security Unit …
Statement Agenda Item 83 - Status of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts Check against delivery by Christopher …
Each nurse and midwife who joined the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has a different story, but they share a common passion: to care for those in need. "I have a big heart that prompts me to …
“Our role as emergency nurses is very important as we actively participate in patients’ treatment. Following the triage system, we categorize patients based on their health conditions so that those …
The importance of survivor-centred approaches when responding to sexual violence in conflict. Last week the ICRC co-hosted an online event with the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the …
This report lays out the extensive discussions and conclusions of a workshop co-organized in Madrid, Spain, in November 2019 by the ICRC, the Spanish Red Cross, the Organización Médica Colegial and …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is delighted to announce the 2020 edition of its annual photo competition. This year, we seek to shed light on how COVID-19 has changed the lives …
A number of reports in the past few years have shed light on the danger which have come upon Afghanistan's healthcare system. Doctors, nurses and even patients have sadly been the subject of attacks …
02-11-2020 Juba (ICRC) – Months of conflict followed by torrential rains have created a deepening humanitarian crisis in which communities now face a heightened risk of hunger, malnutrition 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.
