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ICRC president to UN Security Council: Space for impartial humanitarian action under threat

… space, deny the very essence of the Law. The Geneva Conventions are not up for negotiation; they … such as the ICRC, according to the Geneva Conventions, have a right to propose …

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ICRC president to UN Security Council: Disrespect of health care a security issue

… In this, the 70th anniversary year of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is calling on all States …

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Q&A: ICRC and access to education

… do on access to education, or what the Geneva Conventions say about education, to policy …

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ICRC statement to UN Security Council opens debate on preventing and combating financing of terrorism

… to demonstrate their commitment to the 1949 Geneva Conventions in their 70th anniversary year. …

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Statement by ICRC president upon ending 5-day visit to Syria

… is hard. But we are better than this. The Geneva Conventions, 70 years old this year, leave … Beirut, +961 3 138 353 Jenny Tobias, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 447 37 26 Matthew Morris, ICRC …

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China: Hong Kong moot brings Asian perspective into International Humanitarian Law

… more because it's the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. We are looking at hosting some …

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Changing World, Unchanged Protection? 70 Years of the Geneva Conventions

…   Seventy years on, the Geneva Conventions are much more than a legacy, or … below. View the address Background The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have existed to …

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Changing world, unchanged protection? 70 years of the Geneva Conventions

… address at the Graduate Institute, Geneva Destroyed buildings in Mosul, Iraq. CC … Graduate Institute and with an audience in Geneva. There may not be a topic closer to the … in wartime effectively stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, even if our history dates …

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Status update: The ICRC’s legal standing explained

… a mandate, as set out in particular in the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, to …

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ICRC president: We must re-establish a “chain of responsibility” in conflict

… into spaces which are unregulated." The Geneva Conventions protect the core of humanity in … Ireland (@ICRC_uk) March 6, 2019 However, the Geneva Conventions remain the accepted …

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