In 2017, we helped improve the lives of 65,700 people. The facts and figures below indicate the impact of our humanitarian work in Colombia in 2017, much of which was carried out in cooperation with …
Preserving the civilian and humanitarian character of sites and settlements is fundamental to the protection of civilians fleeing armed conflict. It is, however, increasingly put at risk today by the …
On 23 October 2009, African States adopted the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of internally displaced persons in Africa. Called the Kampala Convention, which came into …
21-03-2018 Seoul (ICRC) – An online and offline exhibition illustrating the consequences of armed conflict was launched on March 19 in Seoul. Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross …
20-03-2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), acting in its capacity as neutral intermediary and at the request of all parties, transferred the mortal remains of Mr Archil …
The ICRC in Venezuela carries out activities with the Venezuelan Red Cross, communities, the academic sector, authorities and other organizations, and also develops and maintains constructive …
Internally displaced people are those who have been forced or obliged to leave their homes behind, notably for reasons related to armed conflict or other violence, and who remain within the borders …
Development Committee of the European Parliament Chair: Ms Linda MC AVAN Webstreaming : http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ep-live/en/committees/video?event=20180320-1045-COMMITTEE-DEVE Main topics: * …
Ever wondered what it would be like working as a humanitarian professional in a war zone? In early February, thirty students from Hong Kong's University of Science and Technology were given this …
Every morning at 8am, Fatuma Ibrahim prepares for her usual rounds of trekking from house to house selling Baati and Garbasaar – a traditional Somali cotton dress and head scarf. This has been her …
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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.
