ICRC vice-president: "States must follow letter and spirit of IHL"
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South Sudan: Facts and figures April 2015 - Providing food to the most vulnerable
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
A licence to kill for autonomous weapons?
… possibility? A five-day long conference in Geneva has been looking at just such issues. …
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 …
Weapons: ICRC marks Ypres chlorine gas anniversary with WMD call
… 22-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … The attack led to the creation of the 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibiting the use of … please contact: Francis Markus, ICRC Geneva tel: +41 22 730 23 28 or +41 79 217 32 …
A century of weapons of mass destruction: Enough!
… of the Red Cross, and through it the 1864 Geneva Convention. Similarly, the 1949 Geneva Conventions, and in particular the Fourth …
Eritrea: Facts and Figures 2014
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law
… with international humanitarian law, Geneva, 23 April 2015 We are gathered here … individual IHL mechanisms provided for in the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I have …
Strengthening compliance with IHL, Fourth Meeting of all States, 23-24 April 2015
… 23 and 24 April 2015 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, MARCH 2015 Contents 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. … types of armed conflicts, as defined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Meeting of States on strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law
… 24-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … the fourth and final meeting of States in Geneva on 23-24 April 2015 as part of their … grounds. Its main sources are the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols as …
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