This article explores different aspects of reprisals during the First World War, the ICRC’s response and some reflections on the practice of reprisals in wartime.

This contribution announces an ambitious digitization project of the ICRC’s archives and library that will facilitate access to our funds collections and enable a truly global reach for our unique ...

Each year, the “Fiaccolata” in Solferino commemorates the battle that gave rise to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Colleagues from ICRC Archives & Library, Communications, and Mobilization, Movement ...

During the First World War, the International Prisoner-of-War Agency (IPWA) of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published a collection of postcards that depicted what kind of places ...

To mark the ICRC’s Advisory Service 30th anniversary, this contribution proposes a short overview of the Advisory Service’s history and highlights its origins, objectives and achievements.

November 6th marks the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. For this occasion, we have put together a selection of books on ...

Behind the barbed wire of World War II prisoner-of-war camps, some risked everything to regain their freedom.

We translated some articles and key research guides in Spanish!

The ICRC launched a comprehensive, searchable online catalogue of the historical archives (1863-1975). This tool enhances accessibility, supports research, and promotes easier access to invaluable collections.

Learn more about the approach behind the International Red Cross Museum’s “Tuning in – Acoustique de l’émotion” exhibition.