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The ICRC appeals for 2.4 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2022

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … protecting information is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. and advising on search and …

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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

Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015

… in an "expert consultation" workshop in Geneva. • Two Indonesian officials and one … place at the National IHL Commission on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their translation into …

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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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Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024

… to its mandate and mission, derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … ICRC’s oldest institutions enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC seeks to protect …

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Activity Report: Iraq 2024

Even wars have limits: Health-care workers and facilities must be protected

… law. It is no coincidence that the very first Geneva Convention of 1864 pertained to the … basic humanitarian consensus enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. To demand they are respected, …

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Six Months of Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict - The response of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

… enjoy distinct mandates and roles under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocol I and … the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 2022 Any part of this publication may …

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.