It was a regular day for 20-year-old Aung Aung Oo. He woke up around 7am to the chirping of birds and grabbed a quick, early meal before going to work on the farm with his mother. Around 3pm, they …
31-01-2023 An agreement between the ICRC and CRASSH at the University of Cambridge delivers a new research programme exploring digital and cyber security policy, ethics and regulation. The …
The situation in northern Ethiopia was again highly volatile over the course of 2022. As is the case in times of conflict, the civilian population has suffered the most from the direct consequences …
From November 29 through December 1, the International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics (ICHF), a partnership between the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the National Forensic …
30-01-2023 The Pretoria delegation and DIRCO co-hosted a meeting of 37 countries from across the continent to discuss how to get all African states to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear …
30-01-2023 Statement from Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the ICRC, following a visit to the Horn of Africa. My first visit to the Horn of Africa as the president of the International Committee …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is appealing for 2.8 billion Swiss francs to help it meet the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflicts and other situations of …
26-01-2023 Jerusalem (ICRC)- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is deeply concerned about the events this morning in Jenin, which have resulted in several deaths and injuries. “ The …
The armed conflict has limited communities' access to health care in Cabo Delgado, forcing families to walk long distances and then sit on the ground for a long time while waiting to be seen, while …
Niamey (ICRC) - Over a decade into the crisis, conflict in the Lake Chad Basin shows no signs of abating. Violence against the civilian population remains alarmingly high, leaving more than 11 …
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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.
