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Health Care in Danger Report: The untold suffering

… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … health care – January to December 2012, ICRC, Geneva, 2013; ICRC, Violent incidents … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Voices from Within:<br>A decade of questions racing through the minds of<br>war surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa

… Regional Affairs cell in Beirut, edited in Geneva, then laid out and translated into … soldiers, and in 1863, he and his peers in Geneva founded the International Committee for … with and apply the provisions of the Geneva Conventions, i.e. that they care for members …

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Women & War and the issue of Sexual Violence

… Coline Rapneau, Sexual Violence Advisor, ICRC Geneva DISCUSSION Chaired by Mr Eduardo … with all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions and numerous armed groups for the …

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Our work in Armenia in 2018

… Based on its mandate enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has special prerogatives …

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Explosive weapons in populated areas: Technical considerations relevant to their use and effects

… munitions are prohibited by international conventions. However, not all states have adhered to these conventions. Still, these weapons remain as a … Presentation at ICRC EWPA Experts Meeting, Geneva, February, 2015. Armament Research …

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Double jeopardy – during and after conflict: The human cost of weapon contamination in Asia-Pacific

… [ Mental Health Atlas 2017. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. …

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Messaging apps: an untapped humanitarian resource

… 31-01-2017 Geneva: New research, led by the International … please contact: Philippe Stoll, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 536 92 49 HUMANITARIAN … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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2019 forensics competition

… of the Red Cross World Health Organization Geneva, 2016 PAHO HQ Library … Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland Stephen Cordner  … International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland William Goodwin School of …

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Joining forces to secure water and sanitation in protracted crises: a new report

… on the territory of a State [party to the Geneva Conventions]. The armed confrontation must … Humanitarian Law?” ICRC Opinion Paper. Geneva: ICRC. …

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ICRC launches a new fund to support long-term climate and environment initiatives

… 1863, the ICRC laid the foundations for the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19 avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Switzerland www.icrc.org © ICRC, 2022 …

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