As the border with Syria remains closed after a suicide car bomb attack on June 21 in Rukban, tens of thousands of stranded asylum seekers are in need of urgent assistance in the berm area. The vast …
Recurrent armed clashes, seasonal flooding and droughts are events that feature prominently in this year's Somalia humanitarian calendar. Against a backdrop of decades of conflict and political …
31-10-2016 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has today launched an ad-style video which illustrates the terrifying human cost of ignoring the Geneva Conventions and …
Find out how we all lose when the rules of war are ignored. The rules of war, or international humanitarian law, set out what can and cannot be done during an armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions …
Since its creation in 1863, the ICRC's sole objective has been to ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. It does so through its direct action around the world, as …
"Rations of rice, beans and oil are a precious source of aid, but sometimes people just need money. We find ourselves having to sell the food we get in order to buy soap or medicine." In Cameroon's …
28-10-2016 Nairobi (ICRC) - Following heavy clashes that erupted between armed forces of Galmudug and Puntland in Galkayo town, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red …
Years of conflict in South Sudan have had a terrible impact on the country's economy and have severely undermined people's capacity to provide for their families. Poor rains last year became another …
"Give a voice to voiceless and go beyond the headlines", "Personalize and humanize the stories", "Media should be a vehicle for change", "We have a responsibility to also tell positive stories to …
During July, August and September 2016, the ICRC, together with the Afghan Red Crescent, has helped displaced persons, supported communities deprived of safe water and health care and helped family …
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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.
