The briefer provides an overview of the humanitarian consequences of conflict on essential services, explains the ICRC's ...

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

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 ...

The Montreux Document is the result of an international process launched by the Government of Switzerland and the ICRC. It is an intergovernmental document intended to promote respect for ...

“IHL in action: Respect for the law on the battlefield” is a collection of real case-studies documenting compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) in modern warfare. Based on publicly ...

This World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, we mourn our colleagues who were appallingly killed while trying to save lives. Their deaths demand far more than empty words of outrage. They demand action.

Since World War II, the international community has progressively developed a system of international jurisdictions, which complement the jurisdictions of domestic courts, to try people accused of ...

Professional Standards for Protection Work (third edition) constitutes a set of minimum but essential standards aimed at ensuring that protection work carried out by human rights and humanitarian ...

The Roots of Restraint in War is an update of the 2004 Roots of Behaviour in War. You can also find here the Executive Summary of this report. Based on two years of research collaboration between the ...

Neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action in armed conflict and internal violence is at the heart of our mandate and a fundamental part of our identity. The ICRC seeks dialogue with all ...

The Brussels delegation covers Belgium, the EU, NATO and other European armed forces. The delegation engages decision makers on issues related to protecting the access of neutral and impartial ...