06-03-2023 Statement given by Véronique Christory, ICRC’s Senior Arms Control Adviser, at the Fourth substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information …
06-03-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Survivors of the massive earthquake that struck northwest Syria one month ago face the prospect of devastating public health challenges after the quake further damaged the …
ICRC provided emergency assistance and sustainable programmes to displaced people and host communities to respond to the humanitarian consequences of the conflict. To help meet their urgent needs, we …
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in an ICRC Request for Interest to identify key industry partners in the field of medical …
Registration in March The Geneva Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course will take place in Ecogia from Monday 26 June to Friday 7 July 2023 . Registration will be open from 1 to …
In emergency cases, timely and effective care can reduce morbidity and mortality. Consequently, the ICRC supported the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu (DHSJ) and the Directorate of Health …
Through its permanent presence in Israel and the Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been working to alleviate the suffering of people …
For people living in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the past year of hostilities comes on top of nine years of grinding armed conflict. In many places, intense fighting has severely damaged or …
24-02-2023 International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to protect people from the devastating effects of armed conflict. A 76-page book that was originally written in Arabic …
Over the last 12 months, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been responding to some of the most urgent needs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. It has truly been a global …
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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.
