ICRC Activities in Egypt 2021
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ICRC Moscow Delegation: in brief
… to 1867 when Russia acceded to the original Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Overview of the Legal Framework Governing National Information Bureaux
… families of their fate and whereabouts. The Geneva Conventions do not prescribe in detail how a …
Yemen: Annual Activity Report 2021
… In line with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC also engages in … In line with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC also engages in …
Internally displaced persons and international humanitarian law – Factsheet
… are to be found mainly in the 1949 Fourth Geneva Convention (GC IV) and the 1977 … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, Geneva, 2016, at … The High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocol I …
NEW Request for Information regarding the design and prototyping of alternatives to Polypropylene woven bags
… a consulting company, Sofies SA, based in Geneva, is managing the project aiming at … Cross The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
Humanitarian data and digital infrastructures must be protected against digital threats
… parties to armed conflicts. For example, the Geneva Conventions and our Movement Statutes – which …
Ukraine: As humanitarian crisis deepens, parties urgently need to agree on concrete measures; misinformation risks lives
… 29-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – As the international armed … parties to fulfil their obligations under the Geneva Conventions without further delay. The parties …
Ukraine: Addressing misinformation about ICRC’s activities
… 26-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - Over the past days, false … of war and other persons protected by the Geneva Conventions, wherever they may be. Our sole …
Twelve issues: What States can do to improve respect for IHL in 2022
… Information Bureaus, as required by the 1949 Geneva Conventions, to account for protected persons … its project to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions. While we work to integrate …
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