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 …
12-05-2023 Juba, South Sudan (ICRC) - For the first time, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) introduced two new cassava varieties to South Sudan. In an event on Friday, the Ministry …
Geneva (ICRC) – Nearly one month since intense fighting broke out in Sudan, the humanitarian situation is quickly deteriorating. Civilians trapped in Khartoum are facing serious food and water …
Thirty-seven outstanding nurses from 22 countries have been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal , which recognizes exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural …
States face a formidable task when it comes to implementing international humanitarian law (IHL) within the domestic legal order. This table contains information on all existing national committees …
Fighting in urban areas takes place where there are many civilians and civilian objects, causing significant suffering to civilians. This handbook explains methods of reducing harm to civilians …
11-05-2023 Brasilia (ICRC) – During a visit to Brasilia this week, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, raised the importance of upholding …
ICRC Director General Robert Mardini and Special Envoy for Foresight and Techplomacy Balthasar Staehelin attended the third Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF) on 21-22 February, organized …
The Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay is based in Brasilia, with offices in Boa Vista (Roraima), Fortaleza …
Try one of the following resources:
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.
