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Gaza: ICRC calls for protection of civilians while hoping for an agreement amidst evacuations, military operations and negotiations

… 07-05-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release

DR Congo: More than 44,000 people receive emergency food aid as violence in eastern provinces intensifies

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 848 49 08, email: …

News release

Biological Weapons Review Conference: ICRC statement

… of biological weapons – embodied in the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the Biological and Toxin … on States still holding reservations to the Geneva Protocol to withdraw them. Fifth, …

Statement

First Aid in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Violence

… duties in armed conflicts as laid down in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …

Publication

Legal protection of children in armed conflict

… the particular vulnerability of children, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (hereafter GCIII and GCIV) …

Legal factsheet

Autonomous weapons: The ICRC recommends adopting new rules

… Weapons Systems - 3–13 August 2021, Geneva The International Committee of the Red …

Statement

Papua New Guinea: ICRC agreement will ensure support for victims of violence

… in 1990. Its mandate is derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to which Papua New Guinea … tel +675 709 93 061 Neha Thakkar, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 3160 or visit our …

News release

Gaza: Repeated mass casualty events put hospitals under severe strain

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … sadavies@icrc.org , Christoph HANGER, ICRC Geneva , tel: +41 79 731 04 03, email: …

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Gaza Field Hospital. Surgeons at work (2024). Hisham Mhanna/ICRC

Failure to manage arms trade responsibly is putting a dirt cheap price on the lives of civilians

… 11-09-2017 Geneva (ICRC) -Speaking at the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference in Geneva, ICRC President Peter Maurer issued a … information please contact: Matt Clancy, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 574 15 54 Peter Maurer …

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ICRC: "Future generations must be protected from the serious risks posed by autonomous weapons"

… Autonomous Weapons Systems - 4/8 March 2024, Geneva The International Committee of the Red …

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