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 …
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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 …
ICRC President: The suffering in Mariupol must not become the future of Ukraine
… including images on social media. The Geneva Conventions also ensures the ICRC access to …
Tribal Violence in Papua New Guinea
… Traditional limit in fights Just like the Geneva Conventions, Highland communities have their …
Preventing separation, searching for the missing, and reuniting families since 1870
… their loved ones. We are entrusted by the Geneva Conventions as a neutral intermediary to … radio and other technologies. Outlined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the agency …
Ukraine: ICRC calls for urgent solution to save lives and prevent worst-case scenario in Mariupol
… 13-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – A worst-case scenario awaits … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …
Why do we work with military forces in Jordan?
… of the Red Cross (ICRC) is mandated by the Geneva Conventions (also known as International … consistent with the provision of the Fourth Geneva Convention which guarantees protection …
Ukraine: Amid mounting human cost, parties must uphold international humanitarian law
… A statement from ICRC President Peter Maurer Geneva (ICRC) – We are seeing a devastating … civilian suffering and loss of life. The Geneva Conventions and their First Additional …
Mozambique: improving access to housing and health for displaced people
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
'Whether Afghanistan, Syria or Ukraine: IHL is the line between barbarity and our common humanity' - ICRC President Peter Maurer
… in the ICRC's role as the guardian of the Geneva Conventions – a set of universally ratified …
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