New York (ICRC) – A statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered by Mrs. Laëtitia Courtois, permanent Observer and head of delegation to the U.N., to the United Nations …
Within the framework of its assistance program around the world, the ICRC invites suppliers to tender for the supply of electrical items for premises through an online ordering system managed by the …
08-12-2022 Geneva (ICRC) — More prisoners of war held by Russia and Ukraine have been visited by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in recent weeks, allowing delegates to check on …
ICRC statement on International Law in the inter-sessional meeting of the OEWG on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies, 7 December 2022. Ambassador Gafoor, …
Over 3,600 service users, 17,630 physiotherapy sessions, 1,100 prostheses and 11 repairmen training sessions across five physical rehabilitation facilities – that just about sums up 2022 for ICRC …
Battambang – On 22 November, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrated the 30th anniversary of its physical rehabilitation programme in Cambodia, having provided support to more …
Fighting in North Kivu, the state of the roads and the scale of needs among residents and displaced persons are all creating major obstacles for humanitarian aid. The October 2022 resumption of …
Halil, Langoya, and Kenneth are among the few people living with disability and working for the ICRC in South Sudan, they have made a great contribution to the societies in which they live and work. …
The ICRC in the UK and Ireland seeks to build support for its global humanitarian work and to further understanding of humanitarian law. Find out more about the team below and follow us on Twitter …
During International Volunteer Week, we want to recognize all the volunteers of the Venezuelan Red Cross for their admirable hard work, dedication and commitment. Through this brief story 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.
