19-10-2022 The Haitian National Red Cross society, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies reiterate the obligation to …
Every day the Red Cross Movement work helps to bring answers to families of the missing on the fate of their loved ones. It is never an easy task. Between April and August 2022, armed clashes in …
In Mali, people’s lives continue to be heavily impacted by the conflict there. Back in September, Martin Schüepp, the new director of operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …
" Nasaan ang anak ko? (Where is my daughter)," asked Anne* looking straight at Jennifer*, who was introduced to her by a staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Smiling, …
In some parts of Mindanao, COVID-19 continues to be a threat. This includes Sulu province, where many residents live in remote areas impacted by inclement weather conditions, armed conflicts, and …
16-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - A team of 11 staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), including one doctor, is ready in Donetsk to visit any prisoners of war held in the area, …
From January to June 2022, the ICRC improved access to health care, clean water and livelihoods for people affected by the armed conflict in Cabo Delgado. In collaboration with the Mozambique Red …
Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is pleased to invite you to participate in a joint ICRC/IOM Request for Tender (RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA22/00158) to establish a new 3-year …
14-10-2022 Geneva (ICRC)—We share the frustration regarding our lack of access to all prisoners of war (POWs) held in the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. We have been working …
People who had fled the violence in the province of Tanganyika returned to their land in 2019 and 2021. Since their return, they had been trying to get back to their normal way of life, including …
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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.
