Floro used to go out fishing at night under the moon and sell his catch at market next day. A year ago, Typhoon Haiyan destroyed his boat. Suddenly, he was struggling to feed the family. So is the …
05-11-2014 Brussels (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), visited Brussels on 5 November to meet members of the new European Commission and …
More than two decades after the end of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, tens of thousands of people are still listed as “missing” – no-one knows what happened to them. On 10 October 2014, the ICRC held …
Statement Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions. United Nations, General Assembly, …
An international conference on cyber security, the humanitarian consequences of cyber wars and the application of international humanitarian law took place in Moscow recently. The event was organized …
05-11-2014 Thousands of people displaced by conflict in north-eastern Nigeria have taken refuge in Maiduguri. On 3 November, the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society completed the distribution of …
Statement Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations, United Nations, General Assembly, 69th session, Fourth Committee, item 53 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New …
Dr Enciso is one of the many courageous staff at the rural health unit in Eastern Samar. They are all trying to ensure that everyone has health care, despite the destruction caused by the typhoon. …
The module introduces health-care personnel to the principles underpinning ethical considerations when working in conflict situations and other emergencies. Using an engaging multimedia interface, …
The ICRC together with Tanzania Red Cross Society has been reuniting families in Tanzania since 1993. Currently, the ICRC and TRCS are facilitating the sending of Red Cross messages and use of a …
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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.
