Search results

228 results found

Russia–Ukraine International Armed Conflict: A farmer injured, underscoring huge risks of mines for entire communities

16-05-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Artur was driving through the sunflower fields of northern Ukraine when the heavy wheels of his tractor triggered devastation. “We were driving to the field and hit a mine. …

News release

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: New visits to prisoners of war bring much-awaited news to families

… Geneva (ICRC) — More prisoners of war held by Russia and Ukraine have been visited by the … same period, visits were also carried out to Russian prisoners of war, with more visits … Galina Balzamova, ICRC Moscow (English, Russian) +7 903 545 35 34, gbalzamova@icrc.org …

News release

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: ICRC delivers medical aid and essential assistance to Kherson and surrounding villages

16-11-2022 A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross composed of medical personnel, water engineers and specialists on risks associated with explosive ordnance and mines delivered aid …

News release

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: ICRC asks for immediate and unimpeded access to all prisoners of war

… in the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. We have been working since … , Galina Balzamova , ICRC Moscow (English, Russian), +7 903 545 35 34 gbalzamova@icrc.org …

News release

Waiting for news: The ongoing struggle and resilience of families who lost loved ones in the Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict

… Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict in 2014 and its …

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: “The prospect of peace remains elusive for civilians who continue to face the horrors of conflict”

… to bear the brunt of the fighting in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. …

Statement
Emblem

ICRC Moscow Delegation: in brief

… birthday in 2022, making it as old as the Russian Federation itself. The delegation is … around the world, building dialogue with the Russian authorities, academic and expert … OF THE RED CROSS MOSCOW DELEGATION FOREWORD Russia and the International Committee of the …

Publication

Frequently asked questions about our action in Ukraine

… As the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine enters its fifth week, the … in the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine? Why are you speaking to … by the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine are in desperate need of …

Law and policy topic

Helping people displaced by the Ukraine conflict

… people displaced from Ukraine to southern Russia received food and other essential items … OF THE RED CROSS: REGIONAL DELEGATION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, BELARUS AND MOLDOVA … supplies and hygienic items as in Southern Russia. Russia, Krasnodar. The ICRC assistance …

Article

Remarks delivered by the Head of CTA Bureau at the United Nations Press briefing in Geneva.

… the international armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine at the Palais … from the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which is the issue of … of the questions that tens of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian families ask themselves …

Law and policy topic

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Try one of the following resources:

ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.