Global survey reveals strong support for Geneva Conventions but growing indifference to torture
… the UN Security Council (P5 - China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United …
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Millions of people enduring conflict need tradition of humanitarian multilateralism to continue
… This month States gathered in Russia to mark the 150th anniversary of the St …
Ukraine crisis: ICRC activities up to end of August
… facilitated the delivery of aid from Russia. Water, sanitation and shelter The … ICRC: provided technical support to the local Russian Red Cross branch in Rostov as they … Caucasus In July, with support from local Russian Red Cross branches, the ICRC assisted …
Meeting of the States Parties to the Biological weapons convention - 2017
… Problems and Solutions” organized by the Russian Federation and held in Sochi in … also welcomed the joint statement issued by Russia, the United Kingdom and the United …
Historical Timeline—ICRC, Geneva Conventions and the Republic of Korea
… ICRC/Almeida, V-P-BR-E-00414 2022 The Russia-Ukraine War The Russia-Ukraine conflict mobilizes the ICRC in …
Moldova: Rebuilding lives through the cash-for-livelihood programme
… since early 2022 due to the onset of the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. …
Ukraine: Massive, urgent response needed to meet soaring needs
… teams to Hungary, Moldova, Poland Romania and Russia to support our regional response and …
“My father’s absence was a source of endless pain”: Forensic identification helps families of the missing
… intermediary, such as in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Sometimes, we provide …
Brazil: the ICRC takes part in G20 event on disinformation and hate speech
… Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, …
Martens Readings 2017 1/2: IHL and counter-terrorism
… Tuzmukhamedov, the vice-president of the Russian Association of International Law and … Forces in the former Yugoslavia. "[Russian] armed forces are neither trained nor prepared to apply criminal law. Russia followed the US in its military …
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