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COP28 - The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action in conflict settings

… Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report, IPCC, Geneva, 2023. ICRC, ICVA, MercyCorps, ODI, … Environment Crisis on People’s Lives, ICRC, Geneva, 2020. Notre Dame Global Adaptation … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …

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Statement by ICRC president upon ending 5-day visit to Syria

… is hard. But we are better than this. The Geneva Conventions, 70 years old this year, leave … Beirut, +961 3 138 353 Jenny Tobias, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 447 37 26 Matthew Morris, ICRC …

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South Africa: 15th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law - Summary Report

… years, brings together all signatories of the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols as … through the Africa Group of Ambassadors in Geneva with support from the African Union …

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Niger: Humanitarian law manual for armed forces

… armed forces training. Niger is party to the Geneva Conventions and to most other humanitarian law … +227 96 66 99 12 Claire Aude Kaplun, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 31 49 or +41 79 244 64 …

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United Nations International Conference in support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace

… of IHL, as mandated by the States through the Geneva Conventions. This wasn't done from an ivory tower in Geneva or New York, but with a patient work of …

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Philippines: Senior military, police, coast guard officers oriented on IHL and law of naval warfare

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Qatar: The ICRC Signs Headquarters Agreement with the Government of the State of Qatar

… in 1863, the ICRC is the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Roundtable on ensuring respect of international humanitarian law in peace support missions in Africa

… as enshrined in Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the AU Constitutive Act …

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Peter Maurer: “We must decide what role we want human beings to play in life-and-death decisions during armed conflicts”

… many of you – and your colleagues – both in Geneva and in capitals around the world. Since …

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China: Law schools vie for top spot in humanitarian law competition

… the means and methods of warfare. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …

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