The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949
The four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 are international treaties, ratified or acceded to by virtually all States. They protect the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field; wounded, sick …
The four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 are international treaties, ratified or acceded to by virtually all States. They protect the wounded and sick in armed forces in the field; wounded, sick …
Today's conflicts are fuelled by a steady supply of arms, ammunition and replacement parts. To prevent the devastating harm that results from the widespread availability and misuse of weapons, …
04-06-2024 Goma (ICRC) – On 30 May 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) suspended food aid to displaced people living between Kanyabayonga and Burangiza, and in Bulindi, which …
The Council of the EU recently approved Council conclusions on protection in humanitarian settings to help reduce the lack of protection of people affected by conflicts and violence and the …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the Belgian Red Cross andthe Belgian EU Presidency, organised a high-level event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The event …
Ulaanbaatar (ICRC-MRCS) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) co-hosted the 2024 Asia-Pacific Advanced Session on International Humanitarian …
The fourth episode of "The Humanitarian Podcast", features Misbah Mushtaq, assistant director of the Youth and Volunteer programme at Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC). She is responsible for guiding, …
The number of affected people streaming into the region has surged in the recent past, as A group of Sudanese refugees gets off a truck upon arrival in Boro Medina, a small town in South Sudan with a …
The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC), in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Food Programme (WFP), held an exhibition showcasing …
According to this new report from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), only 7% of the migrants reported missing at sea by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) between …
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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.