| Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross | |
|---|---|
 The semi-current archives | |
 | |
| 46°13'39.90"N, 6°8'14.10"E | |
| Alternative name | Archives du CICR |
| Location | Switzerland/Geneva, Geneva & Satigny, Switzerland |
| Type | Archive of an International organisation |
| Established | 1863 |
| Affiliation | list of cultural properties in Geneva / Petit-Saconnex[*] |
| Title of director | Head of Archives and Information Management |
| Director | Brigitte Troyon Borgeaud |
| Collection size | 19 kilometers |
| Website | www |
The archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are based in Geneva and were founded in 1863 at the time of the ICRC's inception.[1] It has the dual function to manage both current records and historical archives.[2] The general historical archives are openly accessible to the general public up to 1975.[1]
Along with the ICRC Library, the archives are widely considered to be the greatest repository for records on International humanitarian law (IHL).[3] They have been dubbed by the Swiss writer Nicolas Bouvier as "the storehouses of sorrow".[4] They preserve the memory of many millions of victims of armed conflicts as "a legacy for mankind".[1]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Guide to the archives of intergovernmental organizations. Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 1999. pp. 127–134.
- ^ "Library". International Committee of the Red Cross. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Helg, Didier (October 1995). "Focus on Humanity A Century of Photography The ICRC Archives – Nicolas Bouvier, Michèle Mercier and François Bugnion, Focus on humanity. A century of photography. Archives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Skira, Geneva, 1995". International Review of the Red Cross. 35 (308): 579–580. doi:10.1017/S0020860400089695.