South Sudan: Helping communities stand on their feet again
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Sri Lanka: Newsletter, January-June 2016
… Centre, with the technical assistance of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian …
Armed violence and the new urban agenda: Recommendations for Habitat III
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Strengthening IHL protecting persons deprived of their liberty in relation to armed conflict
… international armed conflict (IAC). The four Geneva Conventions, which apply to IACs, contain more … protecting persons deprived of liberty, ICRC, Geneva, June 2015 Meeting of all States , …
Sri Lanka: Report released on needs of families of missing persons
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
Australia: Challenges for IHL in a changing world
… Professor Marco Sassòli of the University of Geneva joins Netta Goussac, ICRC Regional …
Current issues of concern within the laws of war: The Annual Transatlantic Workshop on International Law and Armed Conflict.
… of the ICRC's updated commentary to the first Geneva Convention which provided a foundation … icrc.org/en/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions Further information Fact sheet …
Biological weapons: Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of States Parties
… and on their Destruction, 8-12 August 2016, Geneva ... it is the overarching obligation … critical; and the ICRC's Advisory Service, in Geneva and in the field, remains available to … and on their Destruction, 8-12 August 2016, Geneva. 1. INTRODUCTION The naturally …
Generating respect for international humanitarian law: an African perspective
… armed conflicts at Sciences Po, Paris and the Geneva Centre for Education and Research in …
Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
… of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva. On behalf of the International …
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