On 15 September, ICRC Africa deputy regional director Linh Schroeder gave evidence to the UK International Development Committee as part of a panel of humanitarians. Linh was joined by Selena Victor, …
Statement Statement to United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Humanitarian Effects of Environmental Degradation and Peace and Security Thank you for the opportunity to brief you and to …
Maritime Security Operations (MASO) 2020 workshop was organized, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to raise awareness on the appropriate steps to address …
16-09-2020 Addis Ababa (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) jointly organized a webinar on 15 September 2020 to examine …
With no running water, thousands in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have to make a long and dangerous journey to fetch water every day. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a further …
In just four years, Eldi Ampaso, a 30-year-old vendor, has experienced two life-altering situations. She was permanently injured in the 2016 explosion at the Roxas Night Market in Davao City. Now, …
14-09-2020 Geneva (ICRC) – Increasing violence in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has led to a 62 per cent spike in deaths and more than a million [1] people being forced to flee their homes over the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Irish Red Cross (IRC), supported by the European Union (EU) will be broadcasting on TV, across Ireland, a short film on the risks to …
Participation of the American States in IHL treaties and their national implementation. This report, prepared by the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) of the International …
Forty days after the Beirut explosion, we are shocked at the images of the massive fire at Beirut port. While the cause of the fire and the exact point where it started are still unclear, a part of …
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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.
