Statement During his visit, Maurer visited Hassakeh and Al Hol camp I have seen the dire conditions and witnessed the efforts to manage the tens of thousands of people pouring into the camp – now …
22-03-2019 In the wake of the devastating Cyclone Idai , the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deploying additional staff to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi to work with the …
22-03-2019 Pretoria (ICRC)—With over one million people affected by the devastating impacts of Cyclone Idai , many families in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi have been separated or lost contact …
In recognition ofInternational Women's Day, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UN Women are hosting a panel on the "Role of Women in Times of Conflict." The event will bring …
Facts and figures In 2018, the ICRC continued to respond to the needs of Somali people affected by 35 years of conflict and harsh climatic conditions like droughts and floods, despite reducing and …
Meyu Muluke district is home to an estimated 19,000 agro-pastoral families. Located in the Eastern part of Ethiopia within the Oromia Region, the hot weather and bushy landscape make it conducive for …
The ICRC, in partnership with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), delivered emergency assistance to people displaced, following ethnic violence in West and Central Gondar zones of Amhara region. …
20-03-2019 Port Moresby (ICRC) – A "training of trainers" workshop on international human rights law organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for members of the PNG police …
By Jean-Nicolas Paquet-Rouleau, Euronews The women here are sick, tired, afraid and worried. Others are injured, utterly at their wits' end or in mourning. All they have is the children they are …
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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.
