The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978, helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and East Sudan and promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Our …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for 2.8 billion Swiss francs to help it meet the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of …
Sat on the edge of her bed, Wiilo Maalim Nuuro cradles her daughter, Nafiso. The two-year-old is severely malnourished and is undergoing life-saving treatment. She is far from alone. The intensive …
The ICRC's report on "Digitalizing the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems: Benefits, Risks, and Possible Solutions" is now available. As societies digitalize, cyber operations are …
The ICRC is drawing on its expertise in various fields to help alleviate suffering caused by armed violence in Venezuela. That means maintaining confidential dialogue with all weapon bearers on using …
Under the Myanmar Community Support Project (MCSP), the World Bank will continue to fund ICRC’s interventions to help vulnerable, violence-affected communities in Myanmar. Latest update September …
For many people, the word confinement has a direct link to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in Colombia, many communities were sadly all too familiar with the concept long before the global health …
29-08-2022 Over 5,700 cases of missing people are currently being followed by the ICRC and the South Sudan Red Cross. The actual number of missing people in South Sudan is probably much higher, as …
This August, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brings to Manila the War in Cities exhibit, which was originally shown in Geneva, Switzerland. Through the objects we found in Iraq …
The Annual Report 2021 is an account of the ICRC’s activities throughout the year. It reports back on the ICRC’s efforts to protect the lives and dignity of people affected by armed conflict 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.
