Ukraine crisis: Striving to reach people in need
30-10-2014 Despite the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, acts of indiscriminate shelling and security incidents continue to put civilians at risk. The approaching winter makes the situation of both …
Skip to main content
Search results
Iraq: ICRC scales up activities to help over 1.5 million people
As armed conflict expands in Iraq, the ICRC is stepping up its humanitarian work. It has brought food and other aid to more than 1.5 million people since January. The expansion of armed conflict to …
New e-learning module for health-care professionals
30-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – A new e-learning module , specifically designed to help health-care personnel understand the effects of violence on health care, their own rights and responsibilities and …
Jordan: First aid for Syrian refugees
Since the beginning of 2014, the ICRC has been providing practical First Aid training sessions for Syrian refugees residing in Zaatari Camp, Jordan's largest refugee camp. The sessions aim at …
Namibia: Prison chiefs from around the world seeking better conditions for detainees
29-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – At the annual conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association , which is being held in Windhoek from 26 to 31 October, senior experts from around the …
New e-learning on health care responsibilities in times of conflict
Are you a doctor wondering how to interact with the media, or a nurse wondering how to treat patient information in difficult circumstances? Are you an ambulance driver unsure of what your …
Afghanistan: Protecting medical services remains as important as ever
28-10-2014 As the conflict in Afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on civilians, the ICRC is carrying on with its work to improve the protection of medical services. "We are concerned by the …
Round-up of ICRC Activities in Afghanistan between July and September 2014
Visiting detainees and protecting the civilian population The ICRC visits detainees in Afghanistan and other countries around the world to monitor the conditions in which detainees are held and the …
ICRC humanitarian activities during latest Gaza conflict
Gaza, Khuza’a – Khan Younis. A joint ICRC and Palestine Red Crescent team evacuate the wounded and dead. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / R. Humeid Gaza, Khuza’a – Khan Younis. An old man is evacuated from his …
The Missing - Bringing hope where there is none
The plight of people who have disappeared in armed conflicts, other situations of violence and disasters — and the suffering of their families, all too often ignored — has been a constant concern of …
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Try one of the following resources:
ICRC library
Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
IHL treaties
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 IHL
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.