ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2019
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Ethiopia: Putting humanitarian needs first in 2019
… the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions (GCs), organized a seminar …
He’s being missed
… PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES IHL (the 1949 Geneva Conventions, its 1977 Additional Protocols and …
Mexico: Annual Report 2020
… affected When States become parties to the Geneva Conventions, recognized standards and domestic … academics took part on the relevance of the Geneva Conventions, on in a refresher seminar …
Australia: The "costs" of principled humanitarian action
… in International Humanitarian Law – the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols – …
Kenya, Djibouti & Tanzania: Facts & Figures January - December 2022
… of Foreign Affairs and ICRC headquarters in Geneva. Our new address: Ngecha Road off Lower … of Foreign Affairs and ICRC headquarters in Geneva. Our new address: Ngecha Road off Lower … including the Updated Commentary to Geneva Convention III were donated. • 30 …
IISS Manama Dialogue : Keynote Address by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross
… and controversial interpretations of the Geneva Conventions over occupation, use of force or …
Iraq, Syria and Yemen: Five times more civilians die in city offensives, new report finds
… The figures are based on data from the Geneva Declaration Secretariat. 2015. Global … +962 77845 4382 Krista Armstrong , ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 87 Iolanda Jaquemet , … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Moveability Liquidation
… for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress in Geneva in May. An URCMHS staff member … attendance to the WCPT Congress, held in Geneva. PHYSICAL REHABILITATION ENTITY • … signed or ratified several disability-related conventions. It ratified the UNCRPD in 2008 …
Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic
… law (IHL) and Islamic law that was held in Geneva, at the headquarters of the … واملطبوعـة. Commentary on the First Geneva Convention This flyer promotes the … اإلضافيين Basic Rules of the Geneva Conventions and Their Additional Protocols …
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