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Israel and the occupied territories: War surgery team, new medical supplies arrive in Gaza amidst a deepening humanitarian crisis

… 27-10-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – A war surgery team and a … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC teams begin multi-day operation to reunite hostages and detainees with their families, deliver assistance

Geneva (ICRC) – Teams from the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Hugo Slim: ICRC partnerships, today and tomorrow, in conflict and disaster

… a twin! You share your 70th birthday with the Geneva Conventions . Both born in 1949, you two twins …

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Role of domestic jurisdictions in the implementation of IHL - law and practice

… with the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention (1864) which provides for … with the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention (1864) which provides for … open to all States Parties to the Geneva Conventions with the aim of identifying ways …

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The role of parliamentarians in implementing International Humanitarian Law

… is set forth in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which requires States to … are violated. Protection of the emblems The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

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Counter-terrorism measures can impact humanitarian action negatively

… – all humanitarian activities mandated by the Geneva Conventions and IHL. When humanitarian … also reflect Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, which requires States …

Statement

Kalidou Koulibaly: Senegal footballer signs up to defend the most vulnerable in armed conflicts

… 25-01-2024 Abidjan/Geneva (ICRC) – Captaining his country at the … in the year of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and reflects the ICRC’s new …

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ICRC President begins first official visit to China

… 04-09-2023 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Gaza: Civilians must be spared from impact of fighting

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … please contact: Christoph HANGER, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 731 04 03 OR …

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Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza

Red Cross Red Crescent Conference: Over 160 States gather to address world's most pressing humanitarian issues

… 12-12-2019 Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) - Representatives from 168 … Societies, at the International Conference in Geneva which closed today. The International … brings together States party to the Geneva Conventions and global Red Cross Red Crescent …

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