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03-07-2000 News Release 00/25 Geneva (ICRC) – Mr Mathieu Kérékou, the President of the Republic of Benin, ... Discussions during their meeting focused on the ICRC's main activities, in particular its ...

• 2000-07-03
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • Africa
    • Benin

There have always been customary practices in war, but only in the last 150 years have States made international rules to limit ... There have always been customary practices in war, but only in the ...

• 2009-02-19
• Section

... Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, ...

• 2009-06-26
• Section

First, there are the multiple consequences of the major crises that marked the past twelve months, particularly those that ... The confrontation between State security forces, on the one hand, ...

• 2011-12-08
• Report

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

33 35 35 40 44 47 52 60 65 71 80 82 4 STUDY ON THE USE OF THE EMBLEMS B. Use by National Societies 87 11. May a National Society ... 107 16. For what activities may a National Society’s personnel use ...

• 2011-12-06
• Publication

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

21 LUANDA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Tracing Service ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA RED ... Box 413 1 GABOUREL LANE BELIZE CITY BENIN Service de Recherches CROIX-ROUGE BENINOISE B.P. No. 1 PORTO-NOVO BOLIVIA Tracing ...

• 2011-03-14
• Contact

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Contacts

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Reuniting families

The publication presents the most fundamental and contemporary legal ... MEYER Michael A. (ed.), Armed Conflict and the New Law: Aspects of the 1977 Geneva Protocols and the 1981 Weapons Convention, ...

• 2011-03-16
• Publication
• by: Marco Sassòli, Antoine A. Bouvier, Anne Quintin

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Education and outreach
        • Universities

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law

Page about ICRC activities in Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Togo. ... Abidjan regional delegation The ICRC delegation in Abidjan covers Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Togo.

• 2012-01-10
• Section

• Places
  • Africa
    • Benin

• Places
  • Africa
    • Burkina Faso

• Places
  • Africa
    • Côte d'Ivoire

• Places
  • Africa
    • Ghana

• Places
  • Africa
    • Togo

The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva ... Protection of personal data The ICRC files and records available for consultation contain personal, medical, legal, ...

• 2006-12-12
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History

In accordance with its mission statement, the ICRC is committed to promoting and strengthening ... The following countries will not be invoiced for their orders: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, ...

• 2009-03-18
• Miscellaneous

Much can be done, including by the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, to bridge the gap between knowledge and action, ... This is followed by an example illustrating how climate information across ...

• 2010-09-30
• Article
• by: Lisette M. Braman, Pablo Suarez and Maarten K. Van Aalst

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

Alexandra Boivin holds B.A. and B.C.L./LL.B. degrees from McGill University and a Masters degree (DEA) in International ... Those promoting the new instrument emphasize the existing obligations of ...

• 2005-09-30
• Article
• by: Alexandra Boivin

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Small arms availability

Its competence is broader in that the Tribunal is required to try violations committed between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, ... These guarantees prompted the OAU, on the initiative of its ...

• 1997-12-31
• Article
• by: Djiena Wembou

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction
      • Ad hoc tribunals

• Places
  • Africa
    • Rwanda

There have always been customary practices in war, but only in the last 150 years have States made international rules to limit ... There have always been customary practices in war, but only in the ...

• 2009-02-19
• Section

Development of conflict environments For an organization such as the ICRC, it is important at regular intervals to assess overall ... Others erupted immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and ...

• 2002-12-23
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

Abstract From its origins, the military uniform, which came into general use with the appearance of large national armies in the ... Combatants, when engaged in military operations, have to ...

• 2004-03-31
• Article
• by: Toni Pfanner

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Prisoners of war and detainees

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

It reflects the organization’s bottom-up approach, containing primarily the analysis, objectives and plans of action developed by ... The issue of access to natural resources such as oil and water, ...

• 2004-12-08
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

However, such activities typically remained distant from the battlefield and, traditionally, only a small minority of civilians ... Moreover, military operations have often attained an unprecedented ...

• 2009-06-30
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Direct participation in hostilities

73 16) For what activities may National Society’s personnel use the emblem as a protective device, i.e., ... 87 21) What is the role of the host National Society with regard to use of the emblem ...

• 2009-10-01
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

10-12-2002 Delegations Angola Personnel: 31 expatriate and 338 ... The ICRC focuses on ensuring that prisoners of war, civilian internees and people of Eritrean origin enjoy the protection due to ...

• 2002-12-10
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Places
  • Africa

... Paraguay Peru Trinidad & Tobago Uruguay Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Comores Côte d'Ivoire Gambia Guinea Bissau Kenya Lesotho Madagascar ... and Red Cross of Benin l'Homme Ÿ B.P. 976 Chairmanship: ...

• 2011-10-30
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law
      • National Committees

The lack of enforcement measures resulted in the ECOWAS moratorium being transformed into a legally binding instrument, the SALW, ... " The Abuja meeting will provide momentum towards getting ...

• 2008-11-07
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL

• Places
  • Africa
    • Guinea-Bissau

• Places
  • Africa
    • Liberia

• Places
  • Africa
    • Mali

• Places
  • Africa
    • Niger

The ICRC would welcome written comments and additional information, particularly case studies, to corroborate or contradict the ... In keeping with its mandate to develop and promote international ...

• 1997-12-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Armed forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Anti-personnel landmines

• People
  • Weapon bearers

Report of the Second Universal Meeting of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law, March 19-21 2007. The issue of missing persons, in particular, has become a growing concern over the last ...

• 2007-03-31
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

In the other countries covered by the Abidjan regional delegation (Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana), the ICRC continued its ongoing ... delegation (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Togo).

• 2005-12-31
• Operational Update
• Archived page

• Places
  • Africa
    • Benin

• Places
  • Africa
    • Burkina Faso

• Places
  • Africa
    • Côte d'Ivoire

• Places
  • Africa
    • Ghana

• Places
  • Africa
    • Togo