✨ Happy new year! Looking back on a 2025 highlight, our colleague Clara from the ICRC archives just posted a new piece on the "Fiaccolata", the Battle of Solferino, and Henry Dunant's experience. Read at : blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...

The ICRC’s Advisory Service, a specialized team that helps States translate IHL into concrete national legislation, celebrates its 30th anniversary. To mark this milestone, I had the opportunity to write a short article about its history. blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...

🕊️ How can peace begin in a prison cell? When wars end, peace is built through acts that restore humanity, including how societies treat those they detain. Explore how humane detention under IHL can bridge conflict and peace → bit.ly/490GQnV #IHL #HumanitarianLaw

In the latest issue of the Int'l Review of the Red Cross on the Protection of the Dead, we recommend the book "Anthropology of violent death". 📖 Read in #openaccess: doi.org/10.1017/S181...

🕊️ Did you know that #IHL obligations extend beyond the battlefield? And that humanitarian action is not only about short-term solutions? Join this @icrc.org event to learn more about the relationship between IHL, humanitarian action & peace: bit.ly/3L5q2C6 #HumanitarianAction #Peace #Diplomacy

🕊 For six decades, the #FundamentalPrinciples have enabled aid to cross frontlines & hope to reach despair. But today's climate puts them under extraordinary strain. Read why the Fundamental Principles must be lived, not just remembered → bit.ly/4nn0kGK @icrc.org #HumanitarianAction #ICRC

📜 “It is possible to protect civilians in war.” After five years of research and consultations, the @icrc.org has released the updated Commentary on GC IV, the cornerstone of civilian protection in armed conflict and occupation. Read more → bit.ly/4ovsaSf #IHL #GenevaConventions

Today, we facilitated the safe return of 20 hostages to Israeli authorities & 1,809 Palestinian detainees to Gaza and the West Bank. We call for the continued implementation of the agreement to allow families to receive their loved ones for dignified burial. Read more: www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

In this first episode, the true story behind The Great Escape🎬 : Roger Bushell (born #OnThisDay in 1910) never gives up on his travel plans, chairs and💡 go missing, and Harry is ten meters too short. Plus, what #IHL says about retaliation against POWs after escape attempts.

We’re kicking off a new series on the ICRC Library & Archives blog: stories of WWII Prisoners-of-War escapes told through our unique sources. 🪁 blogs.icrc.org/cross-files/...

Our colleagues have been injured, detained and killed while carrying out their lifesaving work. On this World Humanitarian Day, we call for immediate and urgent action to ensure their protection. Together, we must #ProtectHumanity.

📍 Gaza | It is with deep sorrow that we announce the tragic killing of our colleague, Ziyad El Toum. We extend our deepest condolences to Ziyad’s wife, extended family, and all those who had the privilege of knowing and working with him.

📍 Gaza | We are devastated by the killing of our colleague Mahmoud Barakeh, who worked at the Red Cross Field Hospital. He was killed on his way home on Sunday, 22 June. Our hearts are with his family and loved ones. Five ICRC colleagues have been killed in Gaza since October 2023.

"The intensification and spread of major military operations in the Middle East risk engulfing the region—and the world—in a war with irreversible consequences", ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric. Read more: http://ms.spr.ly/63320Samie

🕊️ Although IHL is not designed to prevent #war, it plays an essential role. This article examines whether #IHL inadvertently legitimizes war or whether it can actually contribute, indirectly, to peace by imposing #humanitarian constraints. Read more: bit.ly/3XKk0dS #IRRC #ICRC

🚀 Third article of #EmergingVoices is out! Goran Sandić explores how the “polluter pays” principle from #InternationalEnvironmentalLaw can reinforce accountability for environmental harm caused by #landmines. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4imltyn 📖 More on Emerging Voices: bit.ly/4btqx1X #ICRC #IHL

Year after year, the staggering human toll of anti-personnel mines is clear: over 80% of the victims are civilians. To pretend otherwise is to deny the evidence. With too many wars raging and tensions rising, we must uphold IHL & the vision of a mine-free 🌎. Read more: www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

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.

Withdrawal from any humanitarian treaty erodes life-saving protections in war and tears at the fabric of international humanitarian law. We warn of civilian harm as the Cluster Munitions Ban is eroded. @corduladroege.bsky.social shares 👇🏽

📍 Gaza | Today, our office in Rafah was damaged by an explosive projectile despite being clearly marked and notified to all parties. We decry the attack against our premises. Civilians and humanitarian workers must be protected. Read more: www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...

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...

🚀 First article of #EmergingVoices is out! A new series spotlighting young professionals from underrepresented regions. Khang Phan & Thao Nguyen examine legal protections for hospitals in conflict & compliance challenges. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4kok1O5 📖 More on Emerging Voices: bit.ly/4btqx1X

📣 We are happy to share our new series "Emerging Voices," showcasing young professionals in underrepresented regions. In this first post, Khang Phan and Thao Nguyen outline the legal and practical challenges to strengthened protection for hospitals during armed conflict 👇 bit.ly/4kok1O5 #IHL

Amidst global strife and chaos, trying to prevent nuclear violence by eliminating the weapons that cause it is an urgent task. We need bold action for nuclear abolition, and we must let justice and courage guide our work. ⤵️

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...

Withdrawal from any humanitarian treaty erodes life-saving protections in war and tears at the fabric of international humanitarian law. We warn of civilian harm as the Cluster Munitions Ban is eroded. Read more: www.icrc.org/en/news-rele... @corduladroege.bsky.social shares 👇🏽

Thousands of civilians have been displaced in the northern West Bank due to ongoing security operations. Many are now unable to return home as buildings have been damaged, with some reduced to rubble, and urgently need humanitarian assistance 👇🏽

As world leaders gather at #MunichSecuityConference, our president warns of the mounting costs of war and the security risks that could follow if #IHL is not better respected ➡️ http://ms.spr.ly/63324Uquk8