The Japan delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Japanese electronics company NEC Corporation jointly held the panel discussion “Innovative Solutions to Meet …
In the first eleven months of 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recorded a 50 per cent increase in children treated for cerebral palsy (CP) in Kabul, as compared to the …
Sat on the edge of her bed, Wiilo Maalim Nuuro cradles her daughter, Nafiso. The two-year-old is severely malnourished and is undergoing life-saving treatment. She is far from alone. The intensive …
The hallmark of a good journalist is the ability to remain neutral in their reporting and avoid causing harm to others while fulfilling their professional duty of telling the truth. Although they …
2022 was a year of growth, in which we explored new ways of protecting and assisting people affected directly or indirectly by the armed violence in Venezuela. We improved people's access to clean …
Bordering India and China, Myanmar's northern most state Kachin is a beautiful place, known for its cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity. But the landscape and variety have been overshadowed by …
Many measures have been adopted across the world, by all States, in order to give effect to Resolution 1 of the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent entitled “Bringing IHL …
Aisha arrives to her beauty shop in the morning Full of energy, enthusiasm, and passion. She finds herself in the world of beauty. She dreams of being among the most famous beauty experts, at least …
"Cricket was always my dream sport. But because of my disability, when I was a child I used to get left out of the games that my friends played. It made me feel isolated," says Mahbub, a right-arm …
The 1st World Conference on Health in Detention was held on 27-29 June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. The conference was organized by the ICRC in partnership with the ICPA, the University of …
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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.
