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Geneva (ICRC) – During a two-day official visit to Portugal starting on 11 March, the president of the International Committee of ... visit to Portugal starting on 11 March, the president of the ...

• 2004-03-11
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Portugal

• People
  • Children

In his welcoming remarks, the ICRC President praised Portugal's rich cultural tradition and its important historical role in many ... Union, Portugal would continue to lend its active support to ...

• 1999-09-09
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Portugal

Geneva (ICRC) – Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), ... Portugal will hold the European Union presidency for six months from July 2007.

• 2007-05-23
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Humanitarian diplomacy and communication

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Portugal

08-02-1996 News Release 96/5 Last Wednesday, 31 January, four families from East Timor were repatriated to Portugal under ICRC ... They were flown to Portugal under a repatriation programme set up by ...

• 1996-02-08
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Indonesia

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Timor-Leste

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Portugal

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

... Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, ...

• 2009-06-26
• Section

Section on ICRC activities in Europe and Central Asia. Includes news, operational updates, feature stories and articles about ICRC activities including promoting international humanitarian law and other ...

• 2009-03-24
• Section

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Kazakhstan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Kyrgyzstan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Tajikistan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Turkmenistan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Uzbekistan

Amid this upheaval, the ICRC focused on ensuring that the funds provided by its donors would not in any way be put at risk by ... Given these circumstances, KCHF -29,779 of unrestricted reserves was ...

• 2010-03-23
• Section

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

The introduction to this report provides a brief overview of current armed conflicts and of their humanitarian consequences, ... It then discusses the specific interplay between these two branches of ...

• 2011-10-31
• Report

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Respect for IHL

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Terrorism

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Multinational forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Occupation

4028 Download PDF 2 MB This manual is a practical tool to assist policy-makers, legislators and other stakeholders worldwide in ... 4028 true the Domestic implementation of international humanitarian ...

• 2011-09-25
• Publication

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Advisory Service

In order to answer that question, the ICRC first conducted an internal study of both the reality of contemporary armed conflicts ... All options must be studied, including the preparation of soft-law ...

• 2011-12-15
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Development of IHL

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 31st Conference

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Respect for IHL

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

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Refugees and displaced persons

The ICRC strives to strengthen: the emergency-response capacities of the Red Cross Societies of Indonesia and Timor-Leste; ... 5,517 of which: Overheads 337 IMPLEMENTATION RATE Expenditure/yearly ...

• 2010-04-20
• Section

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Indonesia

• Places
  • Asia and the Pacific
    • Timor-Leste

21 LUANDA ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Tracing Service ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA RED CROSS SOCIETY P.O. Box 727 RED CROSS HOUSE, ... MIRAFLORES SANTO DOMINGO ECUADOR Tracing Service ECUADOREAN RED CROSS Casilla 17-01 ...

• 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

Further, many States agreed that mechanisms developed outside the ambit of IHL (e.g., human rights bodies) also have limits and ... 2. IHL and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts Secondly, ...

• 2011-11-03
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Development of IHL

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Safeguarding health care

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 31st Conference

The division of geographical zones in this section represents the current ICRC organisational structure.Use of these maps is ... Delegations and regional delegations Maps: Armenia Maps of ICRC ...

• 2011-04-01
• Section

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Kazakhstan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Kyrgyzstan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Tajikistan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Turkmenistan

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia
    • Uzbekistan

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

War crimes are among the most serious crimes; that is why ... The humanist impetus that helped to bring those crimes, which previously went unpunished in many instances, into the courtroom, ...

• 2008-06-30
• Article
• by: Damien Scalia

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • International criminal jurisdiction

This article provides an overview of the models for participation in the assemblies of other international organizations, ... This article provides an overview of the models for participation in the ...

• 2009-12-31
• Article
• by: Deborah Casalin and Christopher Lamb

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference

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

During that period he was implicated in two dubious affairs: one involving a notary from Ticino in 1941, ... Moreover, on returning to Turkey, Beretta had reportedly wanted to take with him a large ...

• 1997-02-28
• Miscellaneous
• by: François Bugnion
• Archived page

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History
      • Second World War

The ICRC was present globally during the conflict, with delegations on every continent. ... the Netherlands, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

• 2005-02-04
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History
      • Second World War

It may therefore be said that when aerial action is described as hostile, it is because it is actually carrying out or intended to ... Shortly thereafter, Sgt Frantz and his mechanic Quenault, ...

• 1998-06-30
• Article
• by: Javier Guisández Gómez

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Conduct of hostilities
      • Air and naval warfare

Switzerland, as the depositary State for the Geneva Conventions and their Protocols, ... Major General – Manuel Almeida (Portuguese Air Force) 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION: - Birth, in 1947, Portugal.

• 2007-03-22
• Event
• Archived page

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

• Places
  • Europe and the Caucasus
    • Switzerland

• People
  • Weapon bearers

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