… statement from Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … children here have less food, clean water, health care and education than international …
… 31-05-2022 Kyiv (ICRC) – A video filmed in our Mariupol office now circulating in some media is filled with false claims … commonly used by teams working to neutralize dangerous items to avoid accidents. The ICRC …
… While the protection of health care goes back to the very origins of the International Red Cross and …
… called humanitarian safe passages. From Ukraine to Syria, the ICRC has been involved in … northwest of Syria. The wounded were taken to health care centres, while a mix of local …
… Leer, Mayendit, and Koch counties in Unity state of South Sudan have been … medicines and medical equipment in a Primary Healthcare Center (PHCC) supported by the ICRC. "We …
… June 2022 | Time: 08:30 - 17:00 Venue: Centre International de Conférences Genève, Rue de … Switzerland PROGRAMME Statement of Purpose Health in detention is public health. Health authorities, senior management, healthcare and safety workers, academics and …
… For decades, some communities in Myanmar have had to live alongside the … food insecurity, no access to clean water and health care, and other basic necessities. Added to …
… and the population they serve are exposed to in their daily lives Katowice, Poland (ICRC) – … essential service providers, such as those in health care, education and social care, to reduce and …
… International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set … nineteenth century, The rules of IHL strike a careful balance between humanitarian concerns … bodies of law strive to protect the lives, health and dignity of individuals. However, …
… and other situations of violence worldwide. In 2021, much of our response focused on … of conflict and violence. We supported health-care facilities to ensure access to critical …
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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.
