As 2023 marches ahead, we are again looking at how humanitarian action is impacted by the introduction and uses of technology. There are numerous discussions happening around these issues, and we are …
Geneva (ICRC) - Life-saving medical material departed from Amman, Jordan to Port Sudan today as part of emergency operations by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) following the …
In the following infographic, learn about the main results of the Program for Safer Access to Essential Public Services (AMS) implemented in seven Brazilian municipalities since 2016. AMS IN FIGURES …
Networking can be nerve-wracking for anyone. But imagine trying to network in another language, in a different country, amid ongoing conflict... Charlie Dorman O’Gowan explains the challenges and …
Violence against health care is a persistent feature that continues to characterize conflicts and other emergencies today. Health-care personnel, patients, facilities, and vehicles are frequently …
26-04-2023 Pristina (ICRC) – More than 20 years after the armed conflict in Kosovo, over 1'600 people who went missing during the war remain unaccounted for. It is a tragedy for thousands of …
25-04-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The reported temporary ceasefire in Sudan is a potential lifesaver for civilians who have been trapped in their homes without the ability to access food, clean water, and …
Several attacks took place in the early morning hours of Saturday, 22 April 2023, in Sévaré, a city near Mopti in central Mali. More than 60 wounded people were admitted to Mopti's Sominé Dolo …
21-04-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – A statement from Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross: “For the last week the world has watched in horror at the appalling …
21-04-2023 Washington, D.C. (ICRC) – A statement by Patrick Hamilton, the International Committee of the Red Cross’ head of delegation for the United States and Canada, following a visit to the …
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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.
