1945-1965: two decades of challenges
… on a process of revising and expanding the Geneva Conventions, aiming to avoid a repeat of the …
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International Conference: Opening address by ICRC president
… and the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to come together and shape the … States and non-State actors, according to the Geneva Conventions. These rules are too often …
There are 100 steps to peace; the first are humanitarian
… adopted the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 , they proclaimed "their … among states, political declarations, and new conventions sharpen our focus on the potential …
31st International Conference 2011: Resolution 6 - Health inequities
… Crescent Movement (International Conference), Geneva, Switzerland, 28 November-1 December …
A statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, after his visit to Israel and occupied Palestinian territory this week
… won't be solved by reciting the Fourth Geneva Convention. But simply complying with …
Helping people displaced by the Ukraine conflict
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Contemporary challenges to IHL – Respect for IHL: overview
… to an armed conflict under article 1 of the Geneva Conventions to respect and ensure respect for …
Azerbaijan: Trees protect front-line communities against bullets
… humanitarian nature are taking place. The Geneva Conventions regulate who is entitled to use …
Malaysia: Hemingway inspires first-time IHL mooter
… those relating to armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal …
Online Community for National Committees and Similar Entities on IHL - Factsheet
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
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