South Sudan: Facts and Figures - November 2014
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
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ICRC’s Fifth IHL Arabic Writing Competition
… to climate change - Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions: States' obligation to respect and …
The potential human cost of cyber operations
… ICRC EXPERT MEETING 14–16 NOVEMBER 2018 – GENEVA REPORT THE POTENTIAL HUMAN COST OF … ICRC EXPERT MEETING 14–16 NOVEMBER 2018 – GENEVA THE POTENTIAL HUMAN COST OF CYBER … a fourth additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions, focused on regulating cyber …
160 years on the side of humanity: A commitment that has never waned
… lives within millions of people. Dunant was a Genevan entrepreneur and had gone to Solferino … war). When Dunant got back to his hometown of Geneva, he began writing A Memory of Solferino … protection on the battlefield. The original Geneva Convention, adopted in 1864, made these …
ICRC Activities in Egypt 2021
… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It also provided …
Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2015
… for IHL contained in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 more operational. For …
South Sudan: Facts and figures June 2015 - Scaling up operations to meet growing needs
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
South Sudan: Facts and figures April 2015 - Providing food to the most vulnerable
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Safeguarding Essential Services: Addressing Indirect Effects of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
… Better Approach to Assisting Affected People, Geneva, 2015; ICRC, Explosive Weapons With … Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas, Geneva, 2022; ICRC, War in Cities: Preventing … in Annex I of the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions. 2.5.3.Enable safe access to the …
Egypt: Facts and Figures Jan - Dec 2019
… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions of 1949. In 1983, the ICRC … Cross and Red Crescent, held in December in Geneva. 2 ERC staff members participated in …
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