A month into the conflict in Sudan, Alfonso Verdú Pérez, ICRC’s head of delegation in Sudan, sheds light on the pressing humanitarian needs and some of the challenges the team has faced since the …
18-05-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Climate action in the Near and Middle East remains extremely weak in areas affected by armed conflict, and the most fragile and unstable places are almost entirely excluded …
Panama City, Panama. In a framework of exchange, the ICRC, the Panamanian Red Cross (PRC) and the Dominican Red Cross (DRC) are jointly deploying the Family Links Answers (FLA) tool, used by Red …
In 2022, the Iraqi Red Crescent and the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in Iraq launched a photography contest on climate change. The results are stunning. Have you ever visited …
17-05-2023 Joint statement from the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, and the President of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Atsushi Seike, ahead of the G7 …
We are pleased to share with you the first edition of our regional newsletter covering the main activities that the Uganda Rwanda and Burundi Regional (URB) delegation of the International Committee …
16-05-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Artur was driving through the sunflower fields of northern Ukraine when the heavy wheels of his tractor triggered devastation. “We were driving to the field and hit a mine. …
The humanitarian situation in Libya saw progressive improvement, with people requiring humanitarian aid decreasing, the number of IDPs decreasing, and an increase in returnees to their places of …
We understand 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) and the Sudanese …
Fifteen years ago, Josie Concepcion was walking with her son near a market in Sultan Kudarat when she heard a sudden, massive explosion. Chaos and confusion ensued. In a few minutes, she heard sirens …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
