In an age when anyone can denounce violations online or on social media, the ICRC's confidential approach saves lives. Here ...

As unmanned systems have become an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary armed conflict, their increasing ...

Now more than ever, civilians pay the costly price of war. Civilians living through wars are highly dependent on the digital ...

How is cyber warfare testing humanitarian law? The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to the African ...

South Sudan became the world's youngest nation in July 2011 with hopes of a more peaceful future. Fifteen years later, many communities continue to face the daily consequences of conflict and violence ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world cannot absorb limitless war. Upholding international humanitarian law is not a choice. It is an obligation. Civilians must be spared from the conduct of hostilities. Medical personnel and ...

These weapons do not just kill; they leave scars that last for decades, denying people access to farmland, schools and hospitals, and forcing entire communities to live in fear. In northern Iraq, ...