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Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 - 3-year Frame Agreement - Solar Lamp

… at the ICRC: March 21, 2023 at 12:00 (Noon - Geneva time). Should you have any questions … Switzerland 19, avenue de la Paix CH-1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 27 20 … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 The …

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Workshop structure - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop

… How does law protect in war?, 3rd. ed., ICRC, Geneva, 2011, also available online at: … How does law protect in war?, 3rd. ed., ICRC, Geneva, 2011, also available online at: … to prosecute grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, violations of the laws or customs …

Publication

Making a case for humanitarian norms in a populist world

… Committee of the Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions that followed. And while the ICRC still has its headquarters in Geneva, we are a truly global organization of …

Statement

Explosive weapons in populated areas - Factsheet

… effects: A deadly choice in populated areas”, Geneva, available here. January 2022, … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

Law and policy topic

Humanitarian Visa d’Or: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham wins for documenting the plight of civilians in the DRC

… honour of the 75th anniversary of the Fourth Geneva Convention , which protects civilians …

Law and policy topic
Congolese army units drive past displacement camps. 08 April, Sake, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Sake was a key objective of an M23 offensive seeking to isolate the city of Goma.

ICRC President: "We must adopt a human-centered approach to the development and use of new technologies"

… with IHL is a means to invest in peace. The Geneva Conventions are ratified by all states and …

Statement

ICRC statement on women, peace and security

… the obligations applicable to them under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional …

Statement

Pledging to make hospitals safe havens

… a deep commitment to the core values of the Geneva Conventions, although many attendees, myself …

Article

Kyrgyzstan: A look back at 2014 and forward to the remainder of 2015

… of the ICRC (in 2013) and of the original Geneva Convention (in 2014), the Swiss embassy …

Article

ICRC: "We have the chance to improve the lives of millions"

… to put into practice what is outlined in the Geneva Conventions. In many conflicts, warring …

Statement
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