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Diplomacy in the service of humanitarian objectives: Falkland/Malvinas Islands

Geneva (ICRC) – “Diplomacy in the service of … Wednesday 21 November at ICRC headquarters in Geneva. The aim was to present the best … Project Plan are provided for in the Geneva Conventions and are central to the ICRC’s …

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ICRC President statement on 150th Anniversary of the St Petersburg Declaration

… inter-war period of the 20th century, to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the disarmament … dialogue and breaches of widely accepted conventions. The ICRC is a neutral, impartial, …

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Australia: New technologies and implications for states

… 36 of the first Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. Article 36 requires states to …

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Voices from Within: A decade of questions racing through the minds of war surgeons in the Middle East and North Africa

… Regional Affairs cell in Beirut, edited in Geneva, then laid out and translated into … soldiers, and in 1863, he and his peers in Geneva founded the International Committee for … with and apply the provisions of the Geneva Conventions, i.e. that they care for members …

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African Union: ICRC calls on all parties to conflict to respect IHL in urban warfare

… today, very often in violation of the Geneva Conventions, so further degrading available …

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ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2019

… by contributions from States party to the Geneva Conventions, supranational organizations, … Division 19 Avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T + 41 22 734 60 01 F + 41 …

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Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find

… 07-12-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian sector’s … please contact: Philippe Stoll, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 536 92 49     THE … “Guidelines for Cash Transfer Programming” (Geneva: International Red Cross and Red …

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South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment

… (cf. Annex on ICRC PEP guidelines) § Juba and Geneva staff health colleagues are available … and/or Pharmacists in Juba, Nairobi and Geneva § Suggested indicator: o Indicator: … The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …

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Millions of people enduring conflict need tradition of humanitarian multilateralism to continue

… Next year we mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The humanitarian rules in … of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva next year. …

Statement

Saudi Arabia: High level workshop for military personnel in Tabuk

… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …

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