The Council of Delegates,reaffirming the undertaking of all States and parties engaged in armed conflict to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law,recognizing the importance of working toward the universal ratification of treaties on international humanitarian law,considering the continued importance of customary international humanitarian law in the light of the fact that not all humanitarian treaties have been universally ratified,noting that treaty law governing non-international armed conflicts is not well developed although these conflicts predominate today,recalling Resolution 1 of the 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and the mandate entrusted to the ICRC to prepare a study on customary rules of international humanitarian law applicable in international and non-international armed conflicts,noting with great appreciation the extensive efforts undertaken by the ICRC to prepare this study in accordance with the above-mentioned mandate,1. welcomes the study on customary international humanitarian law published by the ICRC as an important contribution to the protection of war victims;2. recommends the study to all components of the Movement as a basis for discussion, where relevant, with national authorities, armed forces, academic circles and parties to an armed conflict;3. invites National Societies, to the extent of their capacities, to disseminate the findings of the study as widely as possible.