Example Rules for Fighters
The following list provides a concise set of international humanitarian law (IHL) rules that armed groups can integrate into their operational guidance as a minimum standard. These rules are not an …
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Mozambique: 13,500 families receive emergency assistance and support for income generation in 2022
ICRC provided emergency assistance and sustainable programmes to displaced people and host communities to respond to the humanitarian consequences of the conflict. To help meet their urgent needs, we …
Request for Interest RFI/GVA23/00033 Conflict-affected settings laboratory strengthening (CASLS) Project
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in an ICRC Request for Interest to identify key industry partners in the field of medical …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: "I truly believe in the preventive character of international humanitarian law"
Statement Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. ICRC President stressed that the …
Nigeria: Reuniting a family after more than a decade of separation
In 2012, many people from the northeast Nigerian town of Banki were forced to leave due to conflict. Among them was Bashir*. "Today brings more joy to me and my wife than the day he was born". These …
The ICRC in Papua New Guinea
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Papua New Guinea works with communities impacted by tribal fighting. We have been working alongside the Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society in …
Tribal Fighting in Papua New Guinea Disrupts Education
Eli is 14 years old. She lives in Hela Province in PNG's Highlands and dreams of growing up to be someone. But these dreams are interrupted by fighting and violence. For over a year, the fighting in …
Geneva H.E.L.P. course in Ecogia in June
Registration in March The Geneva Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.) course will take place in Ecogia from Monday 26 June to Friday 7 July 2023 . Registration will be open from 1 to …
Yemen: Funding shortages risk pushing Yemen’s humanitarian crisis from bad to worse
27-02-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Although 2022 witnessed some promising developments in Yemen, the conflict there is entering its eighth year with no clear long-term resolution in sight. Despite a …
Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Course and Training of Trainers (ToT) conducted in Jammu & Kashmir
In emergency cases, timely and effective care can reduce morbidity and mortality. Consequently, the ICRC supported the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu (DHSJ) and the Directorate of Health …
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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.
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.