12-09-2023 WAD MADANI (ICRC)- Together with the Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched this week a community kitchen in Al Fashir, North …
This page addresses frequently asked questions about our response to the humanitarian consequences of the conflict in the region. We understand the importance of accurate information, especially …
After years of growth of aid budgets and a matching evolution of the professional standards that come with it, the current pressure on funding, felt by the ICRC and others, sees humanitarian …
Statement Statement from Christian Cardon de Lichtbuer, Chief Protection Officer at the International Committee of the Red Cross, during the High-Level Event commemorating the fourth International …
11-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today presented measures designed to maximize the effectiveness of its humanitarian assistance in line with its initial …
08-09-2023 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), concluded a four-day visit to China on Thursday. President Spoljaric met with …
Statement ICRC President Guest Lecture at International Academy of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Suzhou University. Suzhou, China; 7 September 2023 Mr. Chen Zhu, President of the Red Cross Society of …
07-09-2023 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) – Following a half-day contesting, Starford International University College won the championship of the 5th South Sudan International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot …
Statement Speech of the president of the ICRC, Ms Mirjana Spoljaric on the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of the ICRC and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. …
Theonila Roka-Matbob was born amidst the unfolding Bougainville Crisis in 1988. Her vivid recollections centre around 1993, when she was just three years old, marking the final moments shared with …
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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.
