Joint Statement by ICRC, IFRC, UN Migration Network and ICMP Ahead of the International Migration Review Forum 2022, we call on States to make concrete commitments and pledges to action, to mobilize …
A country in turmoil, a patriarchal society, a community rid with sexual and gender-based violence, a physical disability, a financial crisis, an emotional loss – their settings are different, their …
We know that your current situation is incredibly dangerous and distressing for you and your loved ones. You are not alone. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Ukrainian Red …
In 2021, the ICRC in Bangladesh continued its humanitarian response. Working closely with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), we conducted regular visits to places of detention while …
Mozambique faces a triple humanitarian crisis: exposure to armed conflict, persistent threats from climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent attacks in different districts of the northern …
This statement was delivered by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, on the 1 March 2022 at the High Level Segment of the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council. …
ICRC continued their operations in 2021 to provide humanitarian protection and assistance to the conflict-affected population. Thousands of people received support through a number of programs …
Let survivors make their own choices. Ask the survivor for informed consent (not just simple implied permission) before connecting them to anyone else. Don’t force them if they say “no”. Let respect …
This bulletin contains an overview of our operations in Kenya, Djibouti, and Tanzania in 2021. In 2021, the ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation continued its work in places of detention focusing on …
On 30 November and 1 December 2021, the ICRC and the training division of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) organized a two-day workshop entitled "International Humanitarian Law – …
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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.
