This story is about the coexistence of hope and despair, dreams and reality, children and the conflict. And who better to tell it than the children themselves? Here's Satenik, one of the kids who …
Monsoon rains, coupled with high winds and heavy rain from Cyclone Komen, caused devastating floods and landslides in several parts of Myanmar in July 2015. Together with the Myanmar Red Cross …
How the ICRC-supported hospital in Mopti responded to the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview with Shabani Majaliwa, anaesthesiologist Shabani Majaliwa has been working as an anesthesiologist for the …
Networking can be nerve-wracking for anyone. But imagine trying to network in another language, in a different country, amid ongoing conflict... Charlie Dorman O’Gowan explains the challenges and …
… still need education, adults still need jobs. People's needs are many-sided: they are …
In August, torrential rains and the offshore approach of cyclone Komen caused devastating floods and landslides in Myanmar. The disaster displaced almost 1.7 million people and took the lives of 132, …
… of the private sector and the creation of jobs, which further exacerbates the overall …
For many people, the death of a loved one is marked by grief and certainty. Condolences are shared by relatives and friends, burial rites are held, and the remains are moved to a grave, providing …
… are also more likely to be in lower-paying jobs. This can be further impacted by the fact … often need the flexibility of lower-paying jobs to account for childcare.6 Some of the … additional strain on housing, health care, jobs and schools, which can increase as the …
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement responds to the COVID-19 crisis. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest humanitarian network, has been supporting national …
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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.
