About Dr. François Bugnion

He joined the ICRC in 1970 and served as a delegate in Israel and the occupied territories (1970-1972), Bangladesh (1973-1974), Turkey and Cyprus (1974), Chad (1978), Vietnam and Cambodia (1979). From 1989 to 1996, he was Deputy Director for Principles and Law. From 1996 to 1998 General Delegate for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and from 1998 to 1999, Diplomatic Adviser of the Directorate. He published twenty-five articles or books on international humanitarian law or Red Cross history, in particular : Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge et la protection des victimes de la guerre (The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Protection of War Victims), ICRC, Geneva, 1994.