Malaysia: 16th national IHL moot court competition 2019
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Speech by Hugo Slim to the UN Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs Segment
… the 70th Anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. The Conventions were agreed with … implement, and ensure respect for the Geneva Conventions and wider IHL. …
Armenia/Azerbaijan: ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani and Armenian nationals
… being held. Based on its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been carrying out …
Geneva Conventions: Relevant today more than ever
… (IHL) was a commemoration of 70 years of the Geneva Conventions as much as a forum to deliberate … harm to civilians is drastically reduced. The Geneva Conventions are a vital global pledge …
Bangladesh: Experts discuss relevance of Geneva Conventions amid today’s challenging humanitarian contexts
… shape the debate and discussions around the Geneva Conventions which celebrate their 70th … on the 12th of August this year. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law
… Committees on International Humanitarian Law (Geneva, 25–27 March 2002) Prepared by Isabelle … Humanitarian Law 19 Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … . . . 235 6 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 1949 Geneva Conventions Convention (I) for the …
Nepal: Regional experts discuss IHL on eve of Geneva Conventions’ 70th anniversary
Prof. Dr Lok Raj Baral, social scientist and political analyst, underlined the interrelation between society and law in his inaugural speech at the opening of the Advanced IHL South Asia Academics …
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 …
70 years of Geneva Conventions: Entries sought for young writers’ competition
… – Celebrating 70 years of the momentous Geneva Conventions , this year's edition of the Young … said this year's competition honours the 1949 Geneva Conventions that have been universally …
General conditions on procurement
… be the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva. The place of arbitration shall be Geneva, Switzerland. The language of the …
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