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Humanitarian action and the pursuit of peace: Speech on the anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize

… for the Fondation Gustave Ador, 8 June 2017, Geneva. "It has been claimed that rather than … they met at a very exclusive club in Geneva's old town, Le Cercle de la Terrasse. … Finally, Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, which …

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Detention in non-international armed conflict - Meeting of all States, 27-29 April 2015

… Meeting of All States 27-29 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland Background document April … been codified for detention in NIAC. The four Geneva Conventions – universally ratified but for the …

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Online Community for National Committees and Similar Entities on IHL - Factsheet

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …

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A humanitarian perspective on military AI

… Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva. This years' Beijing Xiangshan Forum … and with the Chinese Permanent Mission in Geneva. Personally, I am very much looking …

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Red Cross opens new 60-bed field hospital in Gaza

… 14-05-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release

When law is respected, peace is easier to achieve - UN Human Rights Council 2017

… Rights Council, United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr. Peter … of the 1977 Additional Protocols of the Geneva Conventions in June. Negotiated and agreed in …

Statement

DRC: The ICRC condemns attacks that left many civilians in North Kivu wounded or dead

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release
DRC North Kivu woman and children

ICRC recalls the importance of humanitarian work amid demonstrations

… of violence, are regulated under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …

Article

Contemporary challenges to IHL – Privatization of war: overview

… and their protection assured, by the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Additional Protocols of …

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Statement by ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric to the 'Vienna Conference on Autonomous Weapon Systems 2024: Humanity at the Crossroads'

… do not exist in a lawless space. We have the Geneva Conventions, universally ratified, and their …

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