Democratic Republic of the Congo The existence of children associated with armed groups remains a heart-breaking reality as armed conflicts drag on in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). …
20-02-2018 Sana'a/Geneva (ICRC) - As fighting along Yemen 's Red Sea coast continues, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging all parties to the conflict to protect and respect …
“When the water drips from the bucket on to my face, it feels a little bit like rain," says Panda Mabor. Along with her cousin, she collects water for her family. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Mari Aftret …
It's been six months since violence broke out in the Rakhine state and over 688,000 people have fled to Bangladesh, seeking shelter and safety. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Sheikh Mehedi Morshed These …
21-02-2018 Damascus (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling for restraint and access to the wounded after the deadly escalation of fighting that has hit Damascus in …
Leaving home In Maungdaw, on the Alal Than Kyaw Beach, men, women and children wait for boats to cross to Bangladesh. They fashion temporary shelters from whatever materials they can find, including …
Almost 3,000 people, living side by side, in a confined environment, pose major challenges in maintaining good sanitary and hygiene conditions. In Herat city, for years, wastewater from the Herat …
Looking into the future, sustainable development is a fundamental guiding principle for how we deliver aid to victims of armed conflict and other violence. The health and well-being of our …
In 2017, the ICRC continued to carry out a variety of activities in Azerbaijan, in relation to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. People living in exposed areas benefited from diverse range of projects …
22-02-2018 The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Yves Daccord, met today in Zagreb with the president of the Republic of Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, 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.
