Peter Maurer: "Autonomous weapon systems raise ethical concerns for society"
… Effects (CCW) – 13-17 December 2021, Geneva / (Statement recorded 10 December 2021) …
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15th Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on explosive remnants of war
… International Committee of the Red Cross — Geneva, 9 December 2021 Mr. President, In many …
Digital Dilemmas Dialogue #9 - Digital identities: Protecting people’s data
… includes States that are signatories of the Geneva Conventions, we adopted a resolution on the … qui réunit les États du monde, signataire des Conventions de Genève et le Mouvement de la …
"Urban warfare" exhibition in Brussels
… ) - the foundation of which is based on the Geneva Conventions - nevertheless protects them, as …
IISS Manama Dialogue: 17th Regional Security Summit
… through the mandate provided by States in the Geneva Conventions and in other frameworks governing … consequences. I remind you that the Geneva Conventions are based on customary …
ICRC perspectives on the protection of children
… Armed Conflict (OPAC) . Along with the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 that form the basis of …
ICRC leads discussion on the management of scarce water resources during protracted armed conflict
… conflict? 17 Customary IHL, Study Rule 87; Geneva Convention IV, Article 3; Additional … 4(1). 18 Customary IHL, Study Rule 55; Geneva Convention IV, Article 23; Additional … water supplies to breaking point, ICRC, Geneva, 2015a. ICRC, Urban services during …
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): ICRC presents final report after six Argentine soldiers are identified
… 08-11-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … of Argentina and the United Kingdom in Geneva. HPP 2 involved the exhumation of human … 1 and HPP 2 find their mandate in the Geneva Conventions, and are examples of the ICRC …
Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… , to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … on the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, ICRC, Geneva, 2019, pp. 13–15 …
ICRC Statement to Counter Terrorism Committee Meeting on 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373
… impartial humanitarian action mandated by the Geneva Conventions to which all UN Member States are …
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