The ICRC's role as a neutral intermediary has enabled us to help countless people suffering the effects of armed conflict and other violence. Antioquia. An ICRC doctor treats a minor who had been …
Tense situations arise frequently in health-care settings, and they escalate to violence far too frequently. The purpose of this course is to teach participants how to notice tense situations from …
Sana’a (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is marking its 60-year anniversary in Yemen and remains committed to engaging constructively with state and non-state actors to …
On 8 December 2021, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) jointly …
This document contains annexes to the ICRC policy paper, Present and engaged: How the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities. They provide background information on the six contexts …
This document contains annexes to the ICRC policy paper, Present and engaged: How the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities. They provide background information on the six contexts …
This document contains annexes to the ICRC policy paper, Present and engaged: How the ICRC responds to armed conflict and violence in cities. They provide background information on the six contexts …
This paper takes stock of the ICRC’s experience in responding to the impact of war and violence in cities and recommends areas for humanitarian actors to focus on when seeking to improve their own …
The ICRC works in many war-affected countries to prevent and mitigate the effects of weapon contamination. Its activities include operating its own programmes to identify hazards, assess risks and …
The ICRC works in many war-affected countries to prevent and mitigate the effects of weapon contamination. Its activities include operating its own programmes to identify hazards, assess risks and …
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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.
