The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Liechtenstein Red Cross and Government of Liechtenstein hosted a panel discussion on climate action in fragile settings in Vaduz on 13 …
19-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC)–Following today’s escalation of hostilities, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned about the humanitarian impact on civilians in the …
Statement by ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier at the 11th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Since its entry into force, this …
Embark on a poignant journey of urban landscapes ravaged by conflict, captured in striking three-dimensional models, now revived by the narratives of their former inhabitants unveiling the hidden …
On 12 September 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) formally donated a vermicompost facility to Saniag Elementary School. The said facility will benefit 96 displaced farmers and …
18-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — As a result of persistent diplomatic efforts to find a humanitarian consensus between the decision-makers, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday is …
15-09-2023 Ndjamena/Khartoum (ICRC) – Thirty children were released by the Sudanese Armed Forces on Friday in an operation facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). …
Fighting in parts of Ethiopia has left people in urgent need of lifesaving healthcare, water, food, shelter, and protection services. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is responding …
15-09-2023 Ensuring dignity of dead bodies and emotional closure for surviving family is essential ICRC/IFRC/WHO - Joint news release Geneva – Amid devastating loss of life due to disasters and …
Tripoli (ICRC) –– Medicines, food, body bags, first aid kits and household items from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will be distributed to communities in Libya to assist the …
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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.
