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ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: “War without limits equals suffering without end”

… Union. Special High-Level Intervention on the Geneva Conventions. Dear President, honourable … arise. 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions . These Conventions are the …

Statement

ICRC 2024 Opinion Paper - How is the term "Armed Conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?

… and doctrine since the drafting of the Geneva Conventions. The 2024 Opinion Paper explains … Paper (see also the new Commentaries to Geneva Conventions and reports on "IHL and the …

Law and policy topic

Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to discuss IHL in South Africa

… done to improve compliance in practice, the Geneva Conventions themselves are as relevant today as ever. Without the Geneva Conventions, the human cost of war …

News release

How is the Term “Armed Conflict” Defined in International Humanitarian Law? International Committee of the Red Cross Opinion Paper 2024

… Paper (see also the new Commentaries to Geneva Conventions I, II and III and reports on “IHL …

Publication
How is the Term “Armed Conflict” Defined in International Humanitarian Law? International Committee of the Red Cross Opinion Paper 2024

Mine Awareness Day: Deaths of 9 Afghan children underscore the ongoing danger from unexploded ordnance

Geneva (ICRC) – On the occasion of the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

Law and policy topic

Colombia: ICRC calls for special agreements to be adopted as part of negotiations with armed groups

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

News release

The human cost of armed conflicts in Colombia

… includes carrying out its functions under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …

Law and policy topic

Colombia: Humanitarian Report 2024

… includes carrying out its functions under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …

Law and policy topic

The foundation for political agreements for peace lies in humanity: ICRC Vice President

… elaborated on the relevance of the Geneva Conventions given that this year is the 75th … of the international legal instrument. The Conventions form the strongest universal …

Article

DR Congo: More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid as violence in eastern provinces intensifies

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 848 49 08, email: …

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