Indonesia: Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations - SWIRMO
… the ICRC's mandates defined in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions is to promote knowledge of IHL …
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Saudi Arabia: High level workshop for military personnel in Tabuk
… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
We help people affected by armed conflict
… understanding of and respect for the law The Geneva Conventions – the rules of war – protect … from punishing serious violations of the Geneva Conventions to protecting the use of …
Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… that even our emblems, protected under the Geneva Conventions, are too often disregarded. Their …
Republic of Korea: ICRC and KOICA sign agreement to help people affected by armed conflict and violence
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We help people around the …
Guidelines on the use of the red cross emblem and the name and logo of the ICRC for fundraising purposes
… sign of the protection conferred by the Geneva Conventions on the victims and on those who …
Helping people displaced by the Ukraine conflict
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Malaysia: Regional conference on Arms Trade Treaty and humanitarian law
… the interpretation of Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions". …
There are 100 steps to peace; the first are humanitarian
… adopted the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 , they proclaimed "their … among states, political declarations, and new conventions sharpen our focus on the potential …
Panel Discussion on Private Military and Security Companies
… Adviser in the IHL Advisory Service, ICRC Geneva; 3- Jean-Michel Rousseau, Montreux … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T + 41 22 734 60 01 F + 41 … of PMSC personnel under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, individual accountability for …
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