… General debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items Delivered … operations, parties must take constant care to spare the civilian population, … in the water and electricity supply, health care and other services essential to …
… Statement Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons … to adequate food, sanitation and medical care. We also try to ensure they can maintain … which in turn leads to severe security and health risks for detainees and staff. Many …
… Red Cross Society, assisted by the ICRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red … firewood and bars of soap with which to care for her five-month-old baby and three … sanitation, household items and emergency health care. “When I arrived at this camp, one …
… The violence in Mexico is deep, complex, and constantly … in numbers 42.775 migrants received medical care at six assistance points operated by the … forced migration, broken families, mental health problems and more. It restricts …
… 2014 marked the 150th birthday of the original Geneva Convention. So for the last two … The First World War Women and war Health care in danger Protecting prisoners …
… than the protection of civilians and ensuring respect for international humanitarian … needs, from food, water and shelter, to health care services and economic opportunities. …
… In the Luhansk region, foresters take great … suffered damage. If left without proper care, the forest in the steppe area that is … as well as outpatient clinics and rural health posts in Novoaidar, Popasna and …
… from ICRC's Director of Operations Dominik Stillhart Geneva (ICRC) – Due to a series … detainees, mine victims, and those in need of health care in Sana'a, Aden, Taiz, Saada and Hodeida. …
… 14-12-2023 At its meeting of 21 June 2024, the Assembly of the … of Lisbon in 1983, Ms Sapina began her career in Geneva’s banking sector in 1984, … and on protecting medical services (the Health Care in Danger initiative). The …
… and other situations of violence worldwide. In 2021, much of our response focused on … of conflict and violence. We supported health-care facilities to ensure access to critical …
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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.
