22-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Nine people wounded in the recent hostilities were evacuated by a team from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday. Though a cease-fire was declared …
A memorial space created by and for the families of missing people. On one side of Huancavelica's main square sits a large house dedicated to the memory of those who went missing between 1980 and …
Statement On the occasion of the 20 years of the EU Family Reunification Directive, the ICRC and the Red Cross EU Office - representing the National Societies of the EU Member States, Norway and …
Geneva/Bangkok (ICRC) –The first major book on the intersection between Buddhist teachings and international humanitarian law (IHL) has been published today as a joint initiative by the International …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Liechtenstein Red Cross and Government of Liechtenstein hosted a panel discussion on climate action in fragile settings in Vaduz on 13 …
19-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC)–Following today’s escalation of hostilities, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is extremely concerned about the humanitarian impact on civilians in the …
Statement by ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier at the 11th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Since its entry into force, this …
Embark on a poignant journey of urban landscapes ravaged by conflict, captured in striking three-dimensional models, now revived by the narratives of their former inhabitants unveiling the hidden …
On 12 September 2023, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) formally donated a vermicompost facility to Saniag Elementary School. The said facility will benefit 96 displaced farmers and …
18-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — As a result of persistent diplomatic efforts to find a humanitarian consensus between the decision-makers, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday is …
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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.
