Israel and the occupied territories: Horrific suffering of civilians must end
… 07-11-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – One month on, civilians in … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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China: ICRC President concludes official visit to China
… 08-09-2023 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Liberia: Red Cross, Press Union of Liberia hold media training in humanitarian reporting
… authorities in the domestication of the Geneva Conventions, Kampala Convention, and the Arms …
Bangladesh: 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2022 — Call for Registration
… humanitarian organisation, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The ICRC has been … initial mandate is derived from the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …
Gaza at risk of complete medical shut down without urgent action to preserve services
… 24-01-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - Concrete actions must be taken … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
DRC: The ICRC stands ready to support detainee releases between conflict parties
… 19-07-2025 Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Sri Lanka - A year for the ICRC to expand its response
… Mr Charles Sabga, ICRC’s Legal Adviser from Geneva, Mr Sunod Jacob Matthew and Ms Supriya … Legal Adviser from Iran, presented on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
Model legislative provisions on the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict - Model law
… Additional Protocols I and II of 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949; as well as • the ICRC … Law 1. Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and relating to …
Customary IHL
… international law. Treaties, such as the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, are written conventions in which states formally establish …
ICRC internal displacement strategy for 2016–2019
… military reasons so demand. See: Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Article 49(1); … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, ICRC, Geneva, October 2016. 7 2009 Council of … Conflict: Facing up to the Challenges, ICRC, Geneva, 2009: …
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