20-02-2018 Sana'a/Geneva (ICRC) - As fighting along Yemen 's Red Sea coast continues, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urging all parties to the conflict to protect and respect …
Democratic Republic of the Congo The existence of children associated with armed groups remains a heart-breaking reality as armed conflicts drag on in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). …
People with disabilities are among the most vulnerable in the population of Mali. Adequate physical rehabilitation services are few and far between, especially since the armed conflict and growing …
16-02-2018 Geneva/Munich (ICRC) – As Libya enters its eighth year of conflict, the humanitarian situation of the population is relentlessly deteriorating amid persistent armed conflict, violence and …
Like other health care facilities in Mali, Gao regional hospital effectively collapsed when various armed groups took control of the north in 2012. With the ICRC's involvement and support, the …
Missing people The ICRC supports the families of missing people in their quest to ascertain the fate and whereabouts of their missing relatives. It promotes its mandate, history and activities to …
Countless people die during an armed conflict. Many are separated from their families and loved ones. There are others who go missing. The armed conflict in Sri Lanka between the Government and the …
Ibrahim, 10, walks through the debris of a building destroyed by a previous airstrike in Sana’a. Yehia Arhab/EPA for ICRC This wide pitch serves as a football field for these children who escaped the …
The International Review of the Red Cross is pleased to announce the online launch of its new edition “ Detention: Addressing the human cost ”. In drawing attention to the ongoing challenges …
In 2017, the ICRC continued to help the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict , residing along the contact line in Donbas. We provided food, water, hygiene products and other basic …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
