Speech by Gilles Carbonnier, vice-president, on behalf of the ICRC president I take the floor today on behalf of the ICRC, IFRC and the National Societies that are part of the Red Cross and Red …
The ICRC has striven to help the most vulnerable people. It currently operates from four offices in Libya – Tripoli in the West, Misrata in the Centre, Benghazi in the East and Sabha in the South – …
IHL - The Law in Practice is a new educational video resource that explores the ICRC's mission and mandate and provides a clear explanation of the role that the ICRC plays in the development and …
28-02-2019 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the China Disabled Person's Federation (CDPF) have agreed to further their cooperation in providing quality service to people with …
Q&A with Sophie Orr, regional director, Americas, on Venezuela. Q. What is the humanitarian situation in Venezuela? The situation has been complex for many months due to a multitude of factors: …
The ICRC's assistance activities cover a wide range of domains, including restoring family links, aids to healthcare and shelter, just to name a few, but also distribution of food and Essential …
A story of hope after displacement Halima Yahya (25 years old) fled Baga around early January this year with her husband (35 years old) and three children (seven, four and two years old). Back in …
04-03-2019 Geneva (ICRC) - An update from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on the situation in the Al Hol camp for displaced people in north-eastern Syria : “While the …
Dear colleagues, Application reception for March is closed. Next course will be in Autumn. The ICRC, along with the Russian Humanitarian Mission (RHM), organized a course on safe behavior in …
If you've come to this page, it's because you either have, are interested in, or will be entering the competition. In a nutshell, the competition calls on students at accredited universities to …
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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.
