Making a case for humanitarian norms in a populist world
… Committee of the Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions that followed. And while the ICRC still has its headquarters in Geneva, we are a truly global organization of …
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Humanity at stake ? Humanitarian challenges and response in a complex and insecure world
… from all countries, including China. In Geneva and in the countries that I visit, I … The ICRC is also the guardian of the Geneva Conventions, the laws which govern how …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fragmentation of violence increases needs, ICRC president says
… about, insisting on the basic tenets of the Geneva Conventions to change behavior is worthwhile. … tel: +243 81 700 85 36 Annick Bouvier, ICRC Geneva, tel : +41 79 244 64 05 Jean-Yves …
China: Senior military officers seek greater respect for law of armed conflict at sea
… of the Updated Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention. The ICRC and the PLA have …
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Ratification kit
… Department of International Law and Policy in Geneva can provide guidance on implementing … Department of International Law and Policy in Geneva are available for guidance on preparing …
Q&A on the ICRC's new handbook on IHL
… asked Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … and the updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, also published by the ICRC … a detailed interpretative guide to the First Geneva Convention, mainly intended for legal …
Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… The overarching theme of the meeting, held in Geneva, was Enhancing Protection in Armed … LAW AND POLICY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW REPORT GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 30 NOVEMBER – 2 DECEMBER … of conflicts since it ratified the Geneva Conventions. The committee was created in 2013 …
An effective killer: Five things you need to know about chemical weapons
… understanding to prohibit their use since the Geneva Protocol on Asphyxiating or Poisonous …
Briefing on humanitarian situation in Middle East
… States as High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Convention first and foremost. In the …
Global security in a polycentric world
… armed conflict, as articulated in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
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