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 …
Children caught up in conflict, such as those in Syria and Iraq, often become trapped in camps for displaced people. They often live in terrible conditions and endure unimaginable hardships. However, …
African Union Commission (AUC), The Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS) jointly with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation to the Africa …
Here are some frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s operations in Sudan, which has been witnessing fighting since mid-April between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. We …
Beijing (ICRC) – The 160 Years on the Side of Humanity photo exhibition was inaugurated today at the Capital Library in Beijing to mark the 160th founding anniversary of the International Committee …
Exploring Humanitarian Law (EHL) is a resource pack for teachers to introduce students aged 13 to 18 to the basic rules of international humanitarian law. It was designed by the International …
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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.
