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Mozambique: communities return to their areas of origin with urgent basic needs

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan: Civilian population, whether leaving or staying, must be protected

… 26-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) –The thousands of people now … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan: Ambulances, medical supplies being sent to assist victims of explosion

… 26-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Hundreds of burn victims of an … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan Operational Update: 70 metric tons of humanitarian supplies cross the Lachin road; medical evacuations carried out

… 23-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Nearly 70 metric tons of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Operational update on Armenia/Azerbaijan: Evacuations of people wounded by weapons bolster humanitarian response

… 22-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Nine people wounded in the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Azerbaijan/Armenia: ICRC calls for civilians to be protected

… 19-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC)–Following today’s escalation of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Azerbaijan/Armenia: Humanitarian consensus allows ICRC to deliver humanitarian relief

… 18-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — As a result of persistent … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Chad/Sudan: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict; ICRC president visits eastern Chad

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Azerbaijan/Armenia: Your questions answered about ICRC’s work

… due to its mandate from IHL, including the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. … adhere to IHL principles outlined in these conventions. As a neutral, impartial, and …

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