01-11-2019 Ouagadougou - Fighting in the Sahel , centre-north and north regions of Burkina Faso has forced thousands of people from their homes in recent weeks . In Soum province (Sahel), hundreds of …
Statement to UN General Assembly Third Committee, General discussion on refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons As delivered by Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, Ms. Allanah Kjellgren …
Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has appointed Robert Mardini to the post of director-general. Born and raised in Lebanon and educated in …
31-10-2019 African Union state members and experts assess humanitarian impact of explosive weapons in populated areas Addis Ababa (ICRC) – A seminar on addressing effects of the use explosive weapons …
The ICRC and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) jointly reached 4,843 households displaced by ethnic violence in Moyale woreda (Somali and Oromia regions) with cash assistance. According to …
Dating back to 1869, the International Review of the Red Cross is the world's oldest publication devoted to international humanitarian law, policy and action. Highlighting the role of the Review in …
War and violence destroy communities and countries all over the world, and have a devastating impact on the mental health of millions of people. When traumas are invisible, they can be easily …
Mazyuna in her bedroom. Her son is imprisoned for life, but she keeps an empty bed for him next to hers. Several years ago she had a stroke that made her lose her eyesight. For four years she has …
Dating back to 1869, the International Review of the Red Cross is the world's oldest publication devoted to international humanitarian law, policy and action. Highlighting the role of the Review in …
In the Fight: Humanity and Tribal Conflict is a multimedia exhibition that shares stories of resilience amid warfare in the remote peaks and valleys of Papua New Guinea's highlands. This is a journey …
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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.
