Sounds of bleating goats and sheep, camel bells ringing and running water signals the onset of a busy morning in Qodqod village, located in Galgaduud region. Herders fill their jerry cans with water …
Five questions on chemical weapons with Johnny Nehme, a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear expert at the ICRC: 1. In your view, why are chemical weapons banned? Their indiscriminate nature. …
Responding to mental health and psychosocial needs Conflict and violence destroy communities all over the world and can have a devastating impact on the mental health of millions of people. One of …
The ICRC Mt Hagen team make their way to Hela Province to repair broken water systems at Koroba District Hospital and Fugwe Health Centre. The earthquake destroyed vital infrastructure as seen along …
05-04-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the human toll of the violence on the border of Gaza and Israel, in particular, the high number of casualties. On 30 …
The European Union, ICRC and Belgium Red Cross message For a period of two weeks, from 18 April to 1 May 2018, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), supported by the European …
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer , President of the ICRC, during the Conference on International Security in Moscow When I became ICRC President in 2012, countries in the broader Middle East were …
Interview of Patrica Danzi Patricia Danzi, ICRC's Regional Director for Africa, says 40% or more of ICRC operations are in Africa. The geographical focuses of ICRC in Africa includes Lake Chad …
Patricia Danzi, ICRC's Regional Director for Africa, says ICRC can bring a humanitarian perspective to the Belt and Road Initiative. ICRC has been present in some of the Belt and Road countries for …
At 16, Maruf had to learn to write again – with his left hand. He lost the right one after a cartridge he picked up exploded. In Tajikistan, people living along the borders with Afghanistan and …
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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.
