In 2017, we continued to provide humanitarian assistance to the many people affected by the violence in Mali, in particular in the north of the country, and stepped up our efforts to help an …
Many people had to flee their homes in connection with the conflict in Ukraine. The ICRC, in cooperation with local Red Cross branches and local authorities, is carrying out assistance programmes to …
A video showing the illegitimate use of the ICRC emblem on storage trunks holding cash has popped up on social media periodically over the last two years, including in early 2018. We want the …
To encourage further support in upholding the protection of civilians and human dignity during times of armed conflict in the Philippines, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
Mogadishu’s skyline as seen from the top of a building in Waberi area along Maka Al-Mukarama road. The airwaves are filled with over 20 local radio stations. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Abdikarim Mohamed …
16-01-2018 Bangui/Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warns that humanitarian conditions in the Central African Republic (CAR) are rapidly deteriorating, with half of …
In a social media age when each of us can denounce violations, ICRC's confidential approach saves lives. The ICRC works on the ground in conflict zones. We provide people caught up in the fighting …
Coordinated attacks took place in Rakhine State of Myanmar in August 2017, leading to violence that continued for months. The state, which is the poorest in Myanmar, witnessed large-scale destruction …
Roughly, 1,850 people are currently residing at Mbella camp in Central African Republic. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Christophe da Silva The ICRC distributes rations, assesses the nutritional status of …
“We live in constant fear” Up to a fifth of the Central African Republic's (CAR) five million population have fled their homes because of fighting or violence, and are today living as displaced …
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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.
