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 …
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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 …
Strengthening international humanitarian law - Protecting persons deprived of their liberty
… Deprived of their Liberty, 27 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr Peter … conflict between two or more States. The four Geneva Conventions, for example, contain more than …
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 …
Cyber Warfare: does International Humanitarian Law apply?
… to First Additional Protocol to the 1949 Geneva Conventions – that international humanitarian …
Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/GVA24/00002 - 3-year Frame Agreement – WHO-approved Mosquito Net LLIN 190x180x150cm 230H
… documents is: June 17, 2024 at 12:00pm (Geneva time) . Should you have any questions … THE RED CROSS 19, avenue de la Paix CH-1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 27 20 … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. Within the above mandates and …
Peter Maurer: “We must decide what role we want human beings to play in life-and-death decisions during armed conflicts”
… many of you – and your colleagues – both in Geneva and in capitals around the world. Since …
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 …
Saudi Arabia: High level workshop for military personnel in Tabuk
… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
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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