International Committee of the Red Cross Library
The library of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – in French: la bibliothèque du Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) – is a public library based at the headquarter of the international organization in Geneva, Switzerland. It was apparently founded around the time of the ICRC's inception in 1863.
| Established | February 17, 1863 |
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| Coordinates | 46°13′40″N 6°08′14″E |
| Type | memory institution, public library, Research library |
| Founder | Gustave Moynier |
| Website | https://www.icrc.org/en/library |
The library in its self-description is "the leading documentary resource" on the ICRC in particular and International humanitarian law (IHL) in general, along with the ICRC Archives. It plays a central role for the mandate of the ICRC according to article 4 (g) of its Statutes
"to work for the understanding and dissemination of knowledge of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts and to prepare any development thereof".