Video series: Working for the ICRC
Would you like to work for a humanitarian organization like the ICRC? Would you like to have more insight into humanitarian jobs and the roles we fulfill? The videos in this " Working for the ICRC " …
Would you like to work for a humanitarian organization like the ICRC? Would you like to have more insight into humanitarian jobs and the roles we fulfill? The videos in this " Working for the ICRC " …
Strengthening protection for victims of armed conflict in a world of complex crises will be the central theme of a four-day conference in Canberra from 20-23 July, co-hosted by the Australian …
At the start of July, around 25 jail managers from the Bureau of Jail and Management and Penology (BJMP) gathered to explore and develop solutions to address humanitarian issues in places of …
This article was published on 18 July 2015 on Reuters. Mains water and electricity have returned to large parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo following a three-week cut. The water station manager …
In the small coastal community of Layag-Layag in Zamboanga City, families rely on the sea for their income, growing and harvesting seaweeds. For the generations of Tausugs living there, this is the …
Layag-Layag, Zamboanga Seaweed farming is the primary source of income for most families in Layag-Layag. Men learn the tricks of the trade early in life and pass it on to the next generation. Hussein …
Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black President, is commemorated every year on 18 July, his birthday, also known as Nelson Mandela International Day. Mr …
A summary of the ICRC's activities in South Sudan since the beginning of the emergency in mid-December 2013 to the end of May 2015. This month's theme: Scaling up operations to meet growing needs …
Not only in his autobiography, but also through his speeches and other public interaction, Nelson Mandela always spoke about the importance of the work carried out by the ICRC, particularly with …
The ICRC in Somalia marked this year's Ramadan by distributing food and volumes of the Quran to detention centres in Somalia. Among the food items distributed were palm dates, meat, sugar, tea leaves …
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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.