ICRC and China should enhance cooperation in humanitarian affairs
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ICRC internal displacement strategy for 2016–2019
… military reasons so demand. See: Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Article 49(1); … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, ICRC, Geneva, October 2016. 7 2009 Council of … Conflict: Facing up to the Challenges, ICRC, Geneva, 2009: …
ICRC launches new guidance bolstering relevance of Geneva Conventions
… 21-03-2016 Geneva – The International Committee of the … new guidance on the implementation of the Geneva Conventions, bolstering arguments that, …
Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention
… Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. This livestreamed event … Background Since their adoption in 1949, the Geneva Conventions have been put to the test and …
Exhibition shines light on ICRC's efforts to generate respect for law
… its victims. By proposing the adoption of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864 for the … Humanitarium 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Geneva …
Launch of updated Commentaries on the First Geneva Convention: Speech given by ICRC President
… launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention Ladies and gentlemen, Every … this, we have a reference point: the Geneva conventions and their Additional Protocols. As …
Speech given by ICRC President at National University of Mongolia
… some of the fundamental assumptions of the Geneva Conventions are being questioned through these … humanitarian needs. As the guardian of the Geneva Conventions, we have to engage with a …
Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention
… Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. This livestreamed event … efforts. Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention Background Since their adoption in 1949, the Geneva Conventions have been put to the test and …
Atrocities in conflict mean we need the Geneva conventions more than ever
By Helen Durham, director of international law and policy at the ICRC. Don't dismiss the law of war – it has never been better known by the public and the outrage expressed when it is breached has …
Autonomous weapons: Decisions to kill and destroy are a human responsibility
… on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva from 11-16 April. The International …
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