ICRC president: "We must adopt a human-centred approach to the development and use of new technologies."
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Speech by ICRC President: Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity
… in the ICRC's role as the Guardian of the Geneva Conventions – a set of universally ratified …
Refugees, returnees and displaced persons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… law, as set out in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions. This requires States to take …
Criminal repression of IHL violations
… of IHL through the adoption of the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and the establishment of the …
Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… for IHL contained in Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 more operational. Common …
Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 - 3-year Frame Agreement - Solar Lamp
… at the ICRC: March 21, 2023 at 12:00 (Noon - Geneva time). Should you have any questions … Switzerland 19, avenue de la Paix CH-1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 27 20 … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 The …
Nigeria: Responding to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict in 2018
… with the Ministry of Justice including the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Bills, …
Preliminary recommendations on possible norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours relating to threats by States to space systems
… of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions (as amended on 30 November 1993) … Risks, and Possible Solutions, ICRC, Geneva, 2022. 4 Recommendation 5: States …
Niger: Displaced persons in Diffa region utterly destitute
… the relevant national laws and international conventions. In accordance with international … +227 96 66 99 12 Jean-Yves Clémenzo, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 22 71 or +41 79 217 32 …
Gaza: Emergency recovery needs
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
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