The ICRC has a clear and consistent public position towards all states when it comes to using explosive weapons in populated ...

Humans must maintain control over life-and-death decisions. This video shows the dangers of autonomous weapons – and what must be done to avert them. Increasingly, weapons that select and engage ...

Conflict continues to destroy vital infrastructure, cutting off access to food, water, healthcare, and education for countless communities. Schools, hospitals, and homes—places meant to provide safety ...

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A story published in The New Yorker includes excerpts of confidential ICRC correspondence that the publication says was ...

The international community banned the use of chemical and biological weapons after World War I and reinforced the ban in 1972 and 1993 by prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling and ...

Behind every statistic on displacement is a person who made a difficult choice about how to survive the hostilities: to shelter underground, to flee at the last possible moment, to carry a loved one ...

War on essential infrastructure is war on civilians. It must stop. Every effort to de-escalate is critical. Deliberate attacks on essential services and civilian infrastructure can amount to war ...

Investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the parties to an armed conflict are not only crucial to securing respect for IHL, but also to preventing future violations ...

The military escalation in the Middle East is igniting a dangerous chain reaction across the region, with potentially devastating consequences for civilians. Upholding the rules of war is an ...

Civilians whose lives have been destroyed by conflict are not concerned with who is right and who is wrong. They need help today, tomorrow and the days that follow, and it is these people the ...

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jean Pictet, the ICRC and the Committee for the Jean Pictet Competition (CCJP) paid tribute to Pictet’s legacy and achievements regarding the ...