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 – …
In collaboration with the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), the ICRC continues working in Nigeria to assist and protect people affected by the armed conflict in the Northeast where over 2.2 million …
19-02-2022 Hostilities disrupt water services to more than one million people in eastern Ukraine Civilian infrastructure providing essential services protected under international law Repairs to …
Practices and Challenges in African Union Mandated and Authorized Peace Support Operations ICRC Delegation to the African Union in collaboration with the AU Political Affairs Peace and Security …
PAUL REUTER (1911-1990). © The Hague Academy of International Law. Courtesy of the Secretary General. International humanitarian law (IHL) is undoubtedly shaped by States and other armed actors. At …
Mission of the Protection in the Movement initative: To have more people better protected Protection work is increasingly important for the Movement. Millions of people continue to suffer violence, …
Niamey (ICRC) – As conflict, climate shocks and political and socio-economic crises continue to ravage the Sahel region, Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross …
Alongside cisgender women and girls, more needs to be done to protect men, boys and/including LGBTIQ+ people at risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in humanitarian settings, says a new …
Violence and fighting in the northern part of Ethiopia, severely impacted the civilian population during the year 2021. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes looking for shelter and …
The ICRC Evaluation Strategy 2022-2024 provides a common understanding of the purpose for evaluation in the ICRC, and guides how evaluations are planned, managed, conducted, and used across 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.
