When schools are turned into battlefields, children, families and communities bear the consequences. Read the new ICRC Commentary on the “Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use During Armed Conflict”: www.icrc.org/en/publicati...

“What kind of warfare are we prepared to accept?” @ICRC President warns that explosive weapons with wide-area effects should be avoided in populated areas. Civilian harm is predictable — and preventable. 🔗 icrc.org/en/statement... #EWIPA #IHL #ProtectionOfCivilians #UrbanWarfare

The use of artificial intelligence #AI in armed conflict detention is no longer a distant prospect. To be compliant with international humanitarian law #IHL, it must remain human-centred and follow clear principles and safeguards.

The fundamental principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are practical tools necessary to carry out our humanitarian mission. States parties to the Geneva Conventions are bound at all times to respect our adherence to these Principles. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

@icrc.org has updated our Commentary to the Fourth Geneva Convention, translating 1949 protections into today’s realities. Protecting civilians in the hands of the enemy, in occupied territory - the 4th Geneva Convention remains more relevant than ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXd41pXzQuY

📢Watch here the launch of the progress report of the Global initiative to galvanize political commitment for international humanitarian law - the product of consultations with 130 states, expert meetings and events around the world: #IHL youtube.com/live/-SzsS0NHG… via @YouTube

Autonomous weapon systems and international humanitarian law. This @icrc.org paper examines how the rules of #IHL apply to AWS & why existing IHL does not hold all the answers to the legal, ethical & societal challenges they pose. #LAWS #GenevaConventions #Disarmament www.icrc.org/en/article/a...

The Global #IHL initiative goes to Central Asia! Ambassador-at-Large of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reaffirms strong to upholding international humanitarian law, learning the lessons of World War II, and protecting human dignity, inspiration, and justice in all conflicts.

What is the legal definition of an "armed conflict"? This is more than theory; answer to this question impacts real lives and responsibilities for warring parties, states and non-state armed groups. Watch this explainer by @corduladroege.bsky.social

We cannot let artificial intelligence in military applications develop without human oversight and regulation, lest algorithms replace human judgment and control in life and death decisions. @ICRC statement at #UNGA80: icrc.org/en/statement/w…x.com/ICRC/status/.../1

You can find information on the Global Initiative to galvanise political commitment for #IHL at www.upholdhumanityinwar.org/documentation, including ✅ Workstreams ✅ Next events and consultations ✅ Statements from states in previous consultations

In the face of egregious and widespread violations of international humanitarian law in conflicts around the world, we need to act. Leaders of 🇿🇦🇧🇷🇨🇳🇫🇷🇯🇴🇰🇿 together with @ICRC urge States and the international community to uphold the #GenevaConevntions www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-fo...

🌍Honoured to open the 16th #IHL Seminar with academics & policymakers at @ICRC. With 130 armed conflicts worldwide, this dialogue is vital to strengthen compliance, address new technologies of war, and protect people from the human cost of conflict. 🔗 bit.ly/16AdvancedIH...

The Global initiative to galvanize political commitment for #IHL goes to Africa! 🙏to South Africa for a great gathering of AU ambassadors and high commissioners reaffirming the collective responsibility to promote, respect and ensure respect for IHL. rb.gy/kussag

The Global initiative to galvanize political commitment for #IHL goes to Asia-Pacific! 🙏to the Republic of the Philippines for a great regional conference and to participants States to commit to greater support for rules of war. www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

ICRC president: "I ask you: What happens to societies – to the world – if we fall prey to the belief that might alone makes right? When we disregard the rule of law, and pursue victory at any cost?" www.icrc.org/en/statement...

Whether the #GenevaConventions are respected in today's conflicts or not is a political choice of warring parties and of all states, especially those who support one party or another. It is also their responsibility. www.icrc.org/en/statement...

The four #GenevaConventions were adopted on 12 August 76 years ago. @ICRC is updating its Commentaries to the Conventions (updates to the first three Conventions on our website or our IHL App). The Commentary to the Fourth Geneva will be published soon 👇

So many ‚never again‘ are in peril today. The only credible way to avoid nuclear war is the total elimination of nuclear weapons. 80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A call to eliminate nuclear weapons www.icrc.org/en/statement...

#Gaza: All States have an obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law #IHL, including by ensuring that the arms they transfer do not contribute to violations of IHL.  www.icrc.org/en/statement...

When does disrupting connectivity cross a legal line at war? From bombing a communication tower to national shutdowns, connectivity disruptions are frequent in armed conflicts. Read more about the limits #IHL imposes on such acts: http://ms.spr.ly/63324sBMz2

DR Congo | We stand ready to help facilitate the release of people detained in relation to the conflict under a declaration agreed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/M23 Movement (AFC/M23). Read more: ms.spr.ly/63320sDR52

In 2024, we supported over 1,400 hospitals and health facilities, many of them in conflict affected areas. Under the laws of war, the wounded and sick, medical staff, and hospitals are all protected. Learn more about our health related activities 👉🏼 www.icrc.org/en/what-we-d...

Armed conflict, hunger and floods have plunged over 3.7 million civilians in northeast Nigeria into a relentless nightmare, where, for some communities, the search for food has become their daily struggle. 🎥 New media footage to download 👇🏼 www.icrcnewsroom.org/story/en/105...

Irish physiotherapist Rieke Hayes spent six weeks in Gaza, facing relentless mass casualty events, stray bullets, and shortages of vital equipment. Her harrowing first-hand account reveals the reality of treating patients at the Red Cross Field Hospital 👇🏽 ms.spr.ly/63326sEEl0

Thank you @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about the need to preserve healthcare in armed conflict and the IHL rules that ensure that they are respected and protected.

ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric warns that if the global commitment to banning landmines fractures, civilians—especially those in conflict zones—will bear the brunt. Withdrawing from humanitarian law while preparing for war is the wrong choice. www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

We are watching a people entirely stripped of its human dignity www.bbc.com/news/article...

Cluster munitions kill men, women and children indiscriminately, long after conflicts have ended. Their production and use should be ended.

We face not only a crisis of compliance with international humanitarian law #IHL , but of our collective conscience. If you don't defend #IHL today, you are accepting a world where wars are fought with increasing barbarity and disregard for our shared humanity. t.co/ElmgOaUb9g

On 15 May the first state consultation of the ICT workstream under the #GlobalIHL Initiative brought together over 100 States and key organizations — in Geneva and online. A few key takeaways 🧵

❗️Come and join the Legal Division of the @ICRC! ✴️ Turn your vision for a better world, your belief in justice and humanity, in the protective power of the law, into #IHL advocacy. careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...

When preparing for large-scale conflict, states should plan for detention operations. W/o proper institutions, infrastructures and trained personnel ready, they risk failing to meet legal obligations, compromising detainees’ rights once hostilities erupt. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

The gap between #IHL norms and the reality of violations of international humanitarian law in conflicts is glaring. Ratifications, teaching, training, criminal law must translate into compliance on the frontline. What can states do better and differently to prevent #IHL violations?

Not that the humanitarian response can in any way make up for the hell on earth that is Gaza today… only the parties to the conflict can chose whether to let civilians live or die. They are the ones bound by international humanitarian law.

The Global Initiative on #IHL seeks to boost political commitment and promote its universal, uniform and faithful application, and to deepen reflections on contemporary challenges. Statement from initiating states and co-chairs of the workstreams: www.icrc.org/en/statement...

International humanitarian law #IHL protects family life and the right of families to know the fate of their loved ones. Conflict parties must take measures to avoid separation of families and from persons going missing, and to reunite families when their are torn apart.

Human-centred #AI: while certain technical tasks may be carried out by machine processes, it is not the system itself that must comply with the law, but the humans using it. @ICRC's recommendations for AI decision-support systems 👇 t.co/6CeOgnxLIF

The number of missing persons and suffering endured by their families is a measure of the failure of respect for international humanitarian law in wars. Peace for these families is not just the end of conflict. The fate of missing persons must be a priority on the way to peace.

Our common future rests on upholding, not weakening, international humanitarian law & the vision of a mine-free world. @ICRC, @ifrc & Red Cross Societies of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden on withdrawal from the Mine Ban Convention: www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

Do international treaties banning weapons matter? Where would we be without them? As globally agreed limits on wars are questioned, this video imagines the world without the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention 👇🏽 #MineAwarenessDay #IHL @icrc.org www.linkedin.com/posts/icrc_d...

When states prepare for large scale conflicts, they should also plan for their devastating humanitarian consequences. The Geneva Conventions must be internalized and backed by domestic legal and practical measures today to be effective when conflict erupts. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

Prisoners of war are captured members of enemy armed forces in international armed conflicts & are protected under the Third Geneva Convention. They must be treated humanely, always. @corduladroege.bsky.social, our chief legal officer, explains what IHL says about them 👇🏽 youtu.be/8T5jt2hQBC4?...

Anti-Personnel Mines: preparing for war while throwing out international humanitarian law is a false promise of security in war and the wrong choice. Inevitably, civilians will pay the price. #GenevaConventions blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

Under international humanitarian law, the Occupying Power must provide for the basic needs of the civilian population under its control. The rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian assistance must also be allowed and facilitated.

Cluster munitions kill and main indiscriminately. 93% of victims are civilians, and half of them are children. We call on the international community to urgently take steps and lead towards protecting civilians. @gcarbonnier.bsky.social, ICRC Vice-President shares 👇🏽

Pour mes ami(e)s francophones : Attendue depuis longtemps, voici la version française du Rapport 2024 du @icrc.org sur le DIH et les défis posés par les conflits armés contemporains shop.icrc.org/download/ebo...

Call by the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement to redouble efforts for a world free of nuclear weapons at the third meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. #TPNW3MSP www.icrc.org/en/statement...

Withdrawal from any humanitarian treaty erodes life-saving protections in war and tears at the fabric of international humanitarian law. ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...