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ICRC launches largest-ever budget appeal to address growing humanitarian needs in conflict zones

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … by contributions from States party to the Geneva Conventions, supranational …

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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014

… by all States, when they ratified the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, to respect and ensure … year is the 150th anniversary of the original Geneva Convention, which was adopted to …

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Cyber Warfare: does International Humanitarian Law apply?

… to First Additional Protocol to the 1949 Geneva Conventions – that international humanitarian …

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Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty

… of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva. On behalf of the International …

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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 …

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Marawi most affected area in still in ruins as of 2025

The ICRC in Bangladesh, facts and figures 2016

… ICRC-supported centers. As a guardian of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC worked with Authorities, …

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Azerbaijan: Summer school on international humanitarian law – resting by learning

… of topics under consideration today in Geneva, New York, Brussels, Moscow, Delhi and …

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Our Fundamental Principles

… deliberate choice. Our mission comes from the Geneva Conventions, universal laws that preserve a …

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In Tovuz, the ICRC and the Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan organize sessions to teach people about risk awareness and safe behaviour

Autonomy, artificial intelligence and robotics: Technical aspects of human control

… robotics: Technical aspects of human control Geneva, August 2019 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE … Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 25–29 March 2019. 3 Ibid. See also: … Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 9–13 April & 27–31 August 2018. N. …

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IHL and humanitarian principles

… nature of the principles identify how the Geneva Conventions and other sources of IHL stipulate … years with the ICRC, both at headquarters in Geneva (Legal Division) and on various field …

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