Qatar: The ICRC Signs Headquarters Agreement with the Government of the State of Qatar
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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 …
DR Congo: Civilians in the firing line as use of heavy weapons signals alarming new phase of armed conflict in the east
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the … 687, easomani@icrc.org Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva, Tel.: (+41) 79 848 49 08, …
The role of parliamentarians in implementing International Humanitarian Law
… is set forth in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which requires States to … are violated. Protection of the emblems The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
6th Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
… of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty. Geneva, 17 August 2020 — This year's Conference … Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva, 17 August 2020 This year’s Conference …
Cameroon: Humanitarian reporting awards
… to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.. Read the rules … commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 (GC75). …
Internally displaced persons
… enshrined in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions. The recent peak in displacement …
South Sudan: Facts and figures March 2015 - Promoting the laws that protect civilians in conflict
… on IHL, the core of which is set out in the Geneva Conventions but which is also a part of the … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
The ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action
… The ICRC was founded on 17 February 1863 in Geneva. © ICRC / hist-00113 Danish military ambulance, 1878. The 1864 Geneva Convention established a unique … First World War, 1914-1918: Rath Museum, Geneva, 1949. International Prisoner-of-War …
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC appalled by harrowing videos of Israeli hostages in Gaza
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …
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