ICRC activities in Libya 2021
While large-scale hostilities in Libya have subsided since 2020, the repercussions of a decade of armed conflicts still reverberate across the country. Peace remains fragile as the political …
Skip to main content
Search results
Afghanistan: Cash-for-work project supports vulnerable families
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched a new cash-for-work project in Gulbahar, Afghanistan, which saw 203 workers from the most vulnerable households receive work for a month …
ICRC Moscow Delegation: in brief
The ICRC's regional delegation in Moscow is celebrating its 30th birthday in 2022, making it as old as the Russian Federation itself. The delegation is one of our key humanitarian diplomacy hubs …
DR Congo: Our action in 2021
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo promotes respect for international humanitarian law and helps people affected by conflict and violence to …
Empress Shôken Fund Announces Grants for 2022
The Fund The Empress Shôken Fund is named after Her Majesty The Empress of Japan, who proposed – at the 9th International Conference of the Red Cross – the creation of an international fund to …
Cameroon: The major challenge of accessing health care in violence-affected areas
In the context of armed conflict and violence, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) strives to improve access to health care for thousands of families and advocates for the right to …
Yemen: Annual Activity Report 2021
In 2022, Yemen will hit the 8-year mark since the onset of the devastating conflict that has since affected millions of people across the country. Lives have been lost, families shattered and …
Ukraine: ICRC facilitates safe transport of more than 1,000 civilians to Zaporizhzhia
06-04-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team has led a convoy of buses and private cars carrying more than 1,000 people to Zaporizhzhia. The civilians …
After two years apart, Gaza families visit their loved ones in detention
"I spent all night yesterday thinking of the moment I will finally see my dad again. I wanted to tell him about school, my friends and how difficult life is without him, but also how good of a …
Internally displaced persons and international humanitarian law – Factsheet
International humanitarian law (IHL) is a set of rules that, in times of armed conflict, seeks – for humanitarian reasons – to protect persons who are not, or are no longer, directly participating …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.