War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
… conferred on us by States in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …
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Pakistan: New law to prevent violence against health-care workers, facilities and patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
… Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alexander Breitegger ICRC, Geneva Giovanni Trambaiolo ICRC, Geneva The team is also indebted to government … during times of armed con ict. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 speci cally provide …
Our work in Cambodia
… in accordance with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions. It has supported the construction … in accordance with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions. It has supported the …
History of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Volume III: from Yalta to Dien Bien Phu, 1945-1955
… major milestone was the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. …
Joint statement by the Republic of South Africa and the ICRC on the occasion of the 15th Annual Southern African Regional IHL Seminar
… which brings together all signatories of the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols as …
150 years of humanitarian action: Photos past and present
… marked the 150th birthday of the original Geneva Convention. So for the last two years, …
China: Support relationships to promote IHL in focus at event co-hosted by ICRC and CIISS
… law. It's mandate, which is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, is the basis for its … initiative, joined the event online from Geneva and elaborated on the book's key …
Civilian "direct participation in hostilities": overview
… part in hostilities". However, neither the Geneva Conventions nor their Additional Protocols … expert meetings were held in The Hague and Geneva between 2003 and 2008, bringing …
History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume V: From Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City
… adoption of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions – and helps the reader to …
Launch of the Chinese Version of the Customary International Humanitarian Law Study
… 2007 Commissioned by the States party to the Geneva Conventions and National Societies during the … Law and Human Rights at the University of Geneva provided an overview of the creation …
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