It's devastating for family and friends when a loved one disappears. Yet this is the harsh reality for too many people across the world as thousands go missing every year. Armed conflict, violence, …
29-08-2022 Pristina (ICRC) – More than 20 years after the armed conflict in Kosovo, the families of more than 1’600 missing persons are still looking for their loved ones. Behind every missing person …
The impacts of climate change are deeply intertwined with local patterns of inequality and those who are already marginalized or in vulnerable situations are usually at highest risk. To highlight …
Eighth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty, Geneva, 22 August 2022. Statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered by Peter Maurer, President. Mr …
Sana’a (ICRC/ YRCS) – Weeks of exceptionally heavy seasonal rains and floods have caused havoc across Yemen, killing dozens of people and destroying homes, agricultural land, roads and vital …
22-08-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - The depth of emotional anguish that the international armed conflict is inflicting on communities is evident in the voices of families desperate for news of their loved …
The last six months have taken a huge toll on those suffering from the effects of the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is marking the …
On edge and isolated, Betty (not her real name), sits in a dark corner of her house near a broken window. Her hands are trembling and lips quivering as she narrates her experience with sexual …
This August, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brings to Manila the War in Cities exhibit, which was originally shown in Geneva, Switzerland. Through the objects we found in Iraq …
During the first six months of 2022, ICRC continues its activities aimed at helping people living in conflict-affected areas in Azerbaijan. Diverse range of activities were implemented to provide …
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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.
