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1976 Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques

… of Protocol I of 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 form an essential … December 1976. It was opened for signature in Geneva on 18 May 1977, and entered into force …

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Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions: Speech by ICRC Vice-President

… to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Geneva, Switzerland. As you know, the …

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Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention: statement by the ICRC, 2016

… of chemical weapons – enshrined in the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the CWC – is a rule of …

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Development of national legislation to implement the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines – Information kit

… received since 2005 (United Nations Office at Geneva) 1 1 …

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Information kit: Development of national legislation to implement the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

… the ICRC Advisory Service on IHL in Geneva : tel. +41 22 734 6001 … • Training Information Bulletin (TIB) No 86 "Conventions on the Use of Landmines : A … or universally agreed international conventions regarding means and methods of …

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Ottawa Convention: "2025 was the aspirational deadline for achieving a mine‑free world. We still have a long way to go”

… and Their Destruction. 21 November 2022, Geneva. Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and …

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Rules of IHL are not just suggestions: Senior minister of state

… This year marks 70 years since the four Geneva Conventions were universally adopted by States … to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Credit: Singapore Red …

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Practising humanity in changing conflict

… a keynote address celebrating 70 years of the Geneva Conventions at the Australian National … 2019 – the 70th Anniversary year of the Four Geneva Conventions agreed by States in 1949. …

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Australia: Challenges for IHL in a changing world

… Professor Marco Sassòli of the University of Geneva joins Netta Goussac, ICRC Regional …

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