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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization founded in 1863. The ICRC has a legal mandate from the international community that is grounded in the Geneva Conventions and the ICRC's own statutes. The organization aims to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence. This sub-section of the ICRC website contains information pertaining to the legal status of displaced persons, including refugees and the internally displaced. The site contains links to relevant documents under international humanitarian law and reports of the ICRC. As well, the site contains the ICRC official statement on refugee women which advocates for a gender-sensitive interpretation and application of existing law. [Descriptors: Migration - Refugees and Immigration, International]