Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation: ICRC underscores importance of mediation in promoting peace
… shrinking. On the occasion of the 75th Geneva Conventions anniversary last year, ICRC …
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Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC urges respect and protection of civilians, unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance as intolerable suffering mounts in Gaza
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Philippines: Eight years after Marawi Conflict, unresolved issues of displaced, missing people hamper lasting peace
… who are reported missing is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, to …
ICRC president: “It is possible to protect civilians in war”
… in the consequences. Mr President, The Geneva Conventions were born out of the smouldering … to the creation and adoption of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides clear, …
Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024
… to its mandate and mission, derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … ICRC’s oldest institutions enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC seeks to protect …
DRC: 1,359 disarmed members of government forces and their families have arrived safe and well in Kinshasa, with the support of the ICRC
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement
… 12-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC President: Respect for international humanitarian law key to breaking vicious cycle of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
… 09-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) — As conflict rages in the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … , +221 78 186 46 87 Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva, fsator@icrc.org , +41 79 848 49 08 …
Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… that even our emblems, protected under the Geneva Conventions, are too often disregarded. Their …
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