Pledging to make hospitals safe havens
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A road map for protecting health-care services
… to undermine the founding principle of the Geneva Conventions: that there should be some …
Are we doing enough to safeguard health-care services?
… In December 2015, the States party to the Geneva Conventions gathered in Geneva for the 32nd International Conference …
The ICRC's work for people with disabilities, January-September 2015
… Red Cross (ICRC) 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 730 24 92 …
Australia: The "costs" of principled humanitarian action
… in International Humanitarian Law – the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols – …
Somalia health news: Nearly 500,000 people received medical help in 2015
… to the conflict.” Extract from the 1st Geneva Convention, Chapter 1, Article 3, … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Our work in Jordan: Facts and Figures 2015
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Tackling torture: Who are the torturers?
… is founded on humanitarian principles and the Geneva Conventions (particularly common Article 3) …
Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia receive international humanitarian law manual
… of guardian of IHL as prescribed in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC regularly supports the …
Papua New Guinea: ICRC agreement will ensure support for victims of violence
… in 1990. Its mandate is derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to which Papua New Guinea … tel +675 709 93 061 Neha Thakkar, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 3160 or visit our …
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