06-12-2018 A statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross on the Global Compact on Migration Migrants are first and foremost human beings. The suffering experienced during a …
Almost four months after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Lombok, thousands of people continue to live in makeshift shelters and are looking at continued support during the rainy season up ahead. A …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is asking donors for more than 2 billion Swiss Francs to fund its field operations and headquarters in 2019. Our largest operations in terms of …
In its efforts to reduce suffering and improve resilience especially among those affected by armed conflict, the ICRC recently provided financial resources as part of a programme specifically …
Fighting an outbreak in an area rife with violence comes with unique challenges. "Ebola changed our life here in Beni. Everyone is afraid. You're scared of even your brother and your friend because …
04-12-2018 Yerevan (ICRC) – The coordination mechanism comprising Georgian and Abkhaz participants that is seeking to account for 2,258 people who went missing in connection with the 1992-93 armed …
Safe Access to Urban Services in Armed Conflict and Violence, Statement by Diane Misenga Kibeya, Deputy head of delegation of the ICRC to the African Union, 15th International Conference on Urban …
"One of the most important lessons I learnt is that making good use of available meagre resources could change the quality of life in prison," says Deputy Commander Woubalem Tefera. Deputy Commander …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Health in Detention Team is looking for a contractual partner with experience related in public health, allied medical field or research in health …
Over the past ten years, several armed conflicts have plagued the Middle East and North Africa. These conflicts and other situations of violence have created unprecedented levels of human suffering …
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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.
