The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Arauca – i.e. how difficult it has become for the civilian population to meet …
The 'Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas' report calls for a change of mindset and provides a range of recommendations to prevent or mitigate the impact of …
Expert meeting report: This publication is a summary report of the second and final ICRC expert meeting on so called "incapacitating chemical agents", which was held from 24 to 26 April 2012 in …
This evaluation, completed in January 2021, assessed the most effective ways that the ICRC should implement "Inclusive Programming". This means ensuring that people and their needs are at the centre …
Statement Ministerial Side Meeting on Paris Principles and Paris Commitments, United Nations General Assembly, New York, 29 Septembre 2009. Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, dear …
Babagana, Gubio Camp, Maiduguri Babagana Adam is a 50-year old livestock keeper displaced from Ngala local government area to Gubio camp, in Maiduguri. ICRC assisted him to restart his business by …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Tongji University jointly organized the 15th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition (Mainland China Round) from …
Kenyatta University students beat 6 other international teams to emerge winners at the All Africa Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) hosted by the International Committee of the Red …
For 27-year-old, Sara Omer, life in a camp has not been easy. Her house was burnt, and she now must live in the crowded camp with her husband and two children. Back at home, she used to grow food, …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) undertook a comprehensive Family Needs Assessment (FNA) among the families of missing Zimbabwean migrants as part of the Missing and Deceased …
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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.
