18-12-2019 Geneva/Kinshasa (ICRC) – When the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced, on 8 December, that they had captured a group of over 1,800 people in the Kalehe …
On December 17, 2019, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Grundfos, one of the world's top pump – and water solutions providers, officially signed an agreement that will gather …
Geneva (ICRC) - Turkey's first lady along with the president of the Turkish Red Crescent Society toured the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum the same week Geneva hosted the Global …
Fadi al-Omari, 26, brings hot drinks to the tables of customers in his cafeteria overlooking Gaza’s corniche. They cost just 1 to 2 shekels each. Abed Zagout/ ICRC 2019 Youngsters spend their free …
Statement to 74th Session of UN General Assembly, 49th plenary meeting, item 71: "Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including …
From 7 to 12 October 2019, 100 high-ranking officers, from over 70 countries, came together in Moscow, Russia, to participate in the biggest seminar in the world on rules of war. Called the Senior …
12-12-2019 Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) - Representatives from 168 States joined 187 Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, at the International Conference in Geneva which closed today. The International …
Kuala Lumpur (ICRC) – Six pieces of humanitarian reporting have been selected as winning entries for the Young Humanitarian Writers Competition 2019. This year, more than 160 entries were received …
Sexual and gender-based violence is a pervasive phenomenon that exists in every part of the globe. Often rooted in perception and stigma, victim/survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) …
Opening remarks by Peter Maurer Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I warmly thank Austria for organizing this side-event and for inviting me to open the discussion. I also thank the 27 States 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.
