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Historical Timeline—ICRC, Geneva Conventions and the Republic of Korea

… 1894.12 ICRC receives the first letter from Korea. Image This letter was written by an … had received information on approximately 51 North Korean prisoners of war and about 110 UN … Korea, to the Hamhung POW Camp (currently in North Korea) (6 December 1950)   © ACICR, …

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ICRC President Samuel Gonard visits the ROK

Going on assignment in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

… to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK). The partnership facilitates the …

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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: ICRC donates equipment to support health-care facilities

… in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as part of providing support to … of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The equipment will help the … in Rakrang district, Pyongyang, and Songrim, North Hwanghae Province, offer quality …

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Seoul: 17 countries join regional IHL conference

… of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted “2022 North-East, South-East Asia and the Pacific … Methods of Warfare” in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK) in early November. The event was … Cheon, secretary-general of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross, shared a …

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Philippines: Building expertise in international humanitarian law in South-East Asia

… The ninth edition of the South-East and North-East Asian Teaching Session on … from China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the … the ICRC and law professors from China, South Korea and the Philippines will lecture on a …

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The World Bank, ICRC and UNICEF launch a report on joining forces in humanitarian and development collaboration to improve responses to protracted crises

… Sanitation Providers in the Middle East and North Africa.’ Globally, around 2 billion … World Bank Country Director for China, Korea and Mongolia, Pierre Krähenbühl, … Sanitation Providers in the Middle East and North Africa', in Beijing on 9 July 2021. …

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Physical Rehabilitation programme in the DPRK

… in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Together with the DPRK Red Cross … in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Started in 2002, the Physical … PRC Rakrang PRC •• Located in Songrim city, North Hwanghae Province •• Built and …

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Seoul: ICRC discusses cybersecurity cooperation at Jeju Forum

… cybersecurity cooperation in the north-east Asian region, which was coordinated … by the RoK MFA and the Cyber Law Centre, Korea University. The ICRC’s statement focused …

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Japan: Experts gather in Nagasaki to discuss rules of war vis-à-vis real conflict situations

… conflicts. The 12th Annual South-East and North-East Asia Teaching Session on IHL took … and Law, Sungkyunkwan University from South Korea, and Japan's National Defense Academy …

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Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015

… who are living in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra made a total of 945 free … took part in an IHL course in South Korea. • 45 diplomats attended a session on … Negeri Jember attended an IHL course in South Korea. • 29 lecturers who had previously …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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