In this series of short papers, the ICRC presents its views on how and when IHL – and especially its principles of humanity, necessity, distinction, and proportionality – apply to the use of …
Stories from Asia-Pacific to mark International Women’s Day 2023 challenge stereotypes and celebrate inclusion. Bangladesh: Taking inspiration from her patients' strength For Anita Rani Sarker , an …
As the world eased into the new normal in 2022, we carried out more humanitarian activities in the Philippines to support those in need of aid. Long-running armed conflicts in the Philippines leave a …
06-03-2023 Statement given by Véronique Christory, ICRC’s Senior Arms Control Adviser, at the Fourth substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information …
In 2022, the ICRC regional delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay continued to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people and communities we help. The infographic below …
Northeast Nigeria is home to one of Africa’s largest cattle markets. For many affected by long-running conflict in the region, ensuring the health of livestock as a means of livelihood is vital. …
More than 33 million people across Pakistan were affected by catastrophic floods caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in 2022. Post-deluge, stagnant water, damage to homes and roads and disrupted …
06-03-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Survivors of the massive earthquake that struck northwest Syria one month ago face the prospect of devastating public health challenges after the quake further damaged the …
In most of the areas where we operate, which are suffering from a triple crisis of armed conflict, food insecurity and climate change, food systems are based on subsistence agriculture. In this …
03-03-2023 Port-au-Prince, March 3rd, 2023 (ICRC). As new flare ups of violence in Haiti cause more injuries and deaths, the Haitian Red Cross (HRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross …
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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.
