In 2016, the ICRC continued to help the people of Ethiopia respond to the effects of drought in conflict prone areas. We provided shelter, seeds and tools to people displaced by localized violence. …
Millions of people have been displaced within their own countries by armed conflict or violence. Addressing their needs and providing durable solutions to their plight is the primary responsibility …
11-02-2017 ICRC/MoFA – (Islamabad) Seven Pakistanis who were stranded in Yemen for more than a decade were repatriated and reunited with their families in Pakistan. The International Committee of the …
Over 3 million people have been displaced in Iraq . We are providing assistance throughout the country with the delivery of food and other emergency items. This video shows two recent distributions …
Central and East Africa is home to the ICRC's second biggest operation in South Sudan. Africa as a whole accounts for 40% of the ICRC's field budget and Central and East Africa is home to four of the …
10-02-2017 Geneva / Sana'a – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is warning that the situation for thousands of civilians in Yemen is deteriorating fast, following a dramatic increase …
This article aims to take stock, for the first time, of efforts specifically directed to generating respect for IHL, and in particular through the dissemination of IHL (i.e. spreading information, …
Armed conflicts have given rise to countless stories that have inspired the arts world. In this article, the ICRC delegation in Colombia presents ten films and television series that have been seen …
Moscow (ICRC / MIA Rossiya Segodnya) – The world's biggest independent humanitarian organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), will be partnering with the Andrei Stenin …
Before a distribution can take place, everything must be unloaded on site. Local volunteers gave invaluable help to the Red Cross team. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / James Daniel Waites “They fought all the …
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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.
