Displacement is part and parcel of war and one of the greatest humanitarian challenges of our time. This study shows that international humanitarian law (IHL) needs to be an integral part of …
15-05-2019 As days of rain, flood-waters and high winds from Cyclone Kenneth recede, the catastrophic destruction left behind is becoming clearer. Tens of thousands of people are homeless and little …
Armed conflicts, violence, disasters and migration all result in people going missing An international workshop titled Clarifying the Fate and Whereabouts of Missing Migrants: Exchanging Information …
In Yemen, the fighting, which enters its fifth year, has not only led to death, destruction and disease, it has disrupted every aspect of the daily lives of the struggling peoples. Desperation …
Jess Markt, also fondly known as Captain Jess, spent a week in Syria training coaches, referees, classifiers and players from the six governorates of Damascus, Homs, Aleppo, Tartus, …
Being the biggest and main referral centre in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, receives a myriad of patients requiring trauma care every day. The International Committee of …
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has witnessed a gradual spurt in violent incidents over the past decade. Being the first responders on ground, the police often find themselves providing first aid and …
The National Society Investment Alliance (NSIA) today announced the results of its first round of funding, with accelerator investments awarded to the Red Cross Societies of Lebanon and Ukraine, and …
Statement ICRC President Peter Maurer address, SIPRI Forum on Peace and Development, Stockholm, 14 May 2019. Some of you may be asking why a representative of a humanitarian organisation is offering …
Twenty-nine outstanding nurses from 19 countries have been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, which recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster. …
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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.
