Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… for IHL contained in Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 more operational. Common …
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Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected
… A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas, ICRC, Geneva, January 2022. CONTENTS … Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, 2011, (ICRC Challenges Report 2011), … 7 J. Kellenberger, “Sixty years of the Geneva Conventions: Learning from the past to better …
Mozambique: improving access to housing and health for displaced people
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment
… (cf. Annex on ICRC PEP guidelines) § Juba and Geneva staff health colleagues are available … and/or Pharmacists in Juba, Nairobi and Geneva § Suggested indicator: o Indicator: … The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
Let us remember that disarmament saves lives, curbs arms race, moderates the inhumanity of war, and fosters peace
… to promote universal adherence to these Conventions and to other instruments … the ATT and of Article 1 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions can go a long way in preventing …
Humanitarian space – or spaces – must be protected, without exception
… to have effective and sustainable impact. The Geneva Conventions, and international humanitarian …
Physical Rehabilitation programme in the DPRK
… emergency preparedness, promotion of Geneva Conventions and capacity building of the …
Amid COVID-19, we must not lose focus on violations and abuses in war
… and within the legal framework of the Geneva Conventions, it is your responsibility to …
China: Hong Kong moot brings Asian perspective into International Humanitarian Law
… more because it's the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. We are looking at hosting some …
Gilles Carbonnier visits India, 7-11 January 2019
… 36 of the first Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, as a crowd of over a thousand …
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