Displacement Yaser Mohammed is 13 years old and from Sa’ada, in north-western Yemen. The only clothes he owns are some shirts and a pair of trousers, which his mother rewashes constantly. Often, he …
"The ICRC has a significant contribution for establishing Ethiopian Wheelchair Basketball Association (EWBA) by providing the necessary material and technical support," remarked Alem Gebremaskel, …
ICRC President Keynote address: International Conference on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Crisis Situations Mental health services have for too long been an after-thought in situations of …
Nicosia, Cyprus (ICRC) – More than 60 experts and representatives of families of missing persons from around the world met in Nicosia on 16 and 17 October to share their experiences and collectively …
14-10-2019 Geneva (ICRC) – An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in north-east Syria : _ The ongoing hostilities are having a devastating impact on the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross, in cooperation with the Coordination of Serbian Associations of Families of Missing Persons, observed the International Day of the Disappeared in the …
ICRC Statement to the 74th UN General Assembly, Third Committee Meeting on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children As delivered by Senior Policy Adviser, Ms. Ann Deer Thank you, Mr. …
Addis Ababa (ICRC) – One of the heartbreaking byproducts of conflict is the sheer number of families that become separated and can no longer communicate with one another. That's why the International …
Statement to UN General Assembly Sixth Committee Meeting on "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism" As delivered by Mr. Christopher Harland, Deputy Permanent Observer to the United Nations …
Geneva (ICRC) – Those taking part in the fighting in Syria are reminded that they are obliged by law to spare civilians and all others not taking part in the hostilities, including detainees and all …
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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.
