Peter Maurer, ICRC President: There are key issues that must be addressed if we are to end the suffering in Syria. Four months ago, in one of the most complex and dangerous humanitarian operations of …
Over six years of relentless fighting has left little respite for Syrians and forced millions to flee their homes. Many have returned, only to find everything they had in ruins. The Red Cross Red …
Even long after a conflict ends, people suffer from the consequences of weapon contamination, unexploded munitions continue to kill and maim, people affected by chemical agents continue to suffer. …
Since October 2016, hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled Mosul - often leaving most of their possessions behind. They arrive in camps exhausted and traumatized. Sometimes they have no more …
03-04-2017 Harare (ICRC) - African states are meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe from 3 to 5 April to consider how to improve implementation of the groundbreaking regional agreement to protect internally …
In 2016, the ICRC continued its work to improve detainees' living conditions, protect civilians from the worst ravages of conflict, and help family members separated by conflict keep in touch and, …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is organizing its 30th surgical seminar in Geneva. It will be held first at ICRC headquarters From 11.00 a.m. on Friday 31 March 2017 to 6.00 p.m. …
Since its inception in 2011, the ICRC has awarded the Humanitarian Visa d'Or to deserving photographers as part of the annual "Visa pour l'image" festival of photojournalism, which takes place in …
30-03-2017 Manila (ICRC) – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), launched an electronic learning platform as part …
While droughts are cyclical in Somalia, this year's conditions have been exacerbated by failed rains. The effects have been devastating for families dependent on livestock and agriculture. …
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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.
