"I am too nervous to watch this game!" says Alberto Cairo, who manages the ICRC's physical rehabilitation programme in Afghanistan and also happens to be senior adviser to the Afghan national …
Taking IHL as a starting point, this paper will identify commonalities between IHL and the CRPD and emphasize certain specific contributions of IHL to the protection of persons with disabilities in …
Naseem Akhtar, Nurse, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College emergency ward "When you witness an assassination attempt in the middle of the emergency ward, it’s natural that you would fear for your life …
Volunteers from the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) introduce themselves to migrants at a shelter in Musina, South Africa, the nearest town to South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe. Since 2016, …
This factsheet provides a summary of the activities that the ICRC carries out for vulnerable migrants and their families in Asia and the Pacific. It explains our approach and describes what we, …
This factsheet provides a summary of the activities that the ICRC carries out for vulnerable migrants and their families in the Middle East. It explains our approach and describes what we, together …
This factsheet provides a summary of the activities that the ICRC carries out for vulnerable migrants and their families in Europe and Central Asia. It explains our approach and describes what we, …
The ICRC sent food and essential household items from Bangui. With the support of the local branch of the Central African Red Cross (CRCA), the goods were made ready for distribution. CC BY-NC-ND / …
This factsheet provides a summary of the activities that the ICRC carries out for vulnerable migrants and their families in Africa. It explains our approach and describes what we, together with …
This factsheet provides a summary of the activities that the ICRC carries out for vulnerable migrants and their families in the Americas. It explains our approach and describes what we, together with …
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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.
