… Southern Africa facts and figures for 2017 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in southern Africa carries out humanitarian activities in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, …
… subdelegation facts and figures from 2018 The International Committee of the Red Cross … was established in 2012 in response to the humanitarian needs that rose due to the … strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. …
… 19-02-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross … after the escalation of the armed conflict, humanitarian needs are rising, including for … role when needed. International humanitarian law upholds the right of families to know the …
… The second episode of "The Humanitarian Podcast" explores the degree of … principles and the modern principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) , offering insights into how Islamic …
… Statement ICRC President Guest Lecture at International Academy of Red Cross and Red … exemplary contributions to healthcare and humanitarian services. I was also pleased to … that the ICRC and international humanitarian law – IHL – can play when it comes to peace. I …
… – In a move to promote structured dialogue on international humanitarian law, the ICRC and the Shanghai Cooperation …
… persons are all creating major obstacles for humanitarian aid. The October 2022 resumption … to the conflict of their obligation under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and their property.” …
… is the birthplace – 150 years ago – of the International Committee of the Red Cross and … Chad. Our basic mandate is in international humanitarian law and our approach is to seek positive …
… eye to how hostilities have been conducted. International humanitarian law has been flouted on countless occasions," …
… selected as the winners of the 2015 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … Movement and international humanitarian law. In keeping with the spirit of 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.
