Brazil (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been closely monitoring the publication of data collected by the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety (FBSP) on reports of missing …
Statement Statement delivered by Véronique Christory, senior arms control adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross to the "Open-ended working group on developments in the field of …
The second annual Regional Movement Communication Workshop for the Middle east and North Africa Region (MENA) took place in Beirut between 2- 5 September 2019. The 4-day event, co-organized by the …
Sitting in the cool shade of a towering Neem tree, Hauwa Mohammed cradles her sleeping granddaughter. They are part of a small crowd, mostly women and children, patiently waiting to see the doctor. …
Tuba village is located 2 kilometers away from the town of Yatta. Since early 2000, the villagers are not allowed to use the main access road due to the proximity of the outpost. Now, the villagers …
Fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty Remarks by the ICRC Vice President In 2013, the Arms Trade Treaty became the first international legal instrument to link arms transfer …
Statement Fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty Remarks by the ICRC Vice President Today, millions of people live in the shadow of war and other forms of armed violence. Years, …
January to June 2019 facts and figures Ten months since the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan was signed, the humanitarian situation remains dire …
09-09-2019 Ouagadougou (ICRC) – A downward spiral in violence in Burkina Faso this year has resulted in more than 500,000 people having their access to health care completely cut off or drastically …
The International Committee of the Red Cross employs close to 18,000 people in over 90 countries. These humanitarians face unprecedented challenges as they work in difficult circumstances and in …
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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.
