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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Haiti: Renewed call for protection of health services, humanitarian access and respect for the red cross emblem
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Philippines: Agusan del Norte farmers seek to boost harvest processing capacity with new equipment
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in the COVID-19 Era
… Armed Conflict On The 70th Anniversary Of The Geneva Conventions , Chapter on "Terrorism, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Australian launch of the Children and War edition of the Review
… International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva Sophie McNeill Researcher for Human …
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