08-11-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross presented its final report on forensic work to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). …
The Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) , to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting Parties to take stock of, …
In the third quarter of 2021, our work in Venezuela focused on addressing the needs of those people most affected by armed violence, particularly those caught up in the clashes that broke out between …
While the humanitarian consequences of urban combat are all-too visible in recent examples such as Gaza, Aleppo, Marawi and Mosul, the prevalence of wars waged in cities will likely continue to …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on an …
In Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a staggering number of people are constantly forced to flee attacks by armed groups. This is Jeannette and Brigitte’s story. …
Digitalization and new technologies have an increasingly important role in modern life, including in humanitarian work. Like many changes, this has generated both benefits and challenges for the …
From purchasing a carabao to expanding their farmland. Five farmers from Lake Sebu shared how the cash grants they received last year helped them increase their yield. Farmers in Barangay Tasiman in …
In June 2020, a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement jointly called on governments, the private sector, international …
In Nigeria there are at least 800 women dying in every 100,000 live births. The situation is worse in the conflict-affected North East region where, according to the World Health Organization , over …
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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.
