The transmission of information by the ICRC’s Central Tracing Agency in international armed conflicts

February 29, 2024 11 mins read Access / Analysis / Communications / Detention / Social Protection Natalie Klein-Kelly, Karen Loehner & Jelena Milosevic Lepotic

Two years ago, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Central Tracing Agency activated ...

War, law and humanity: the role of the ICRC in international armed conflicts

February 16, 2023 12 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Melina Fidelis

The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has seen the involvement of several humanitarian organizations on the ground – including the International ...

Looking for answers: accounting for the separated, missing and dead in international armed conflicts

April 11, 2022 14 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Helen Obregón Gieseken & Ximena Londoño

Armed conflicts affecting all regions of the world today continue to result in the separation of families and in people going missing and ...

GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years

June 18, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts

Taking prisoners in international armed conflicts has been a common practice for centuries. The Third ...