Guidelines on the use of the name and image of the ICRC by providers of goods and services
… is any use not expressly authorized by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. 6. …
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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 …
The ICRC engagement with armed groups: a humanitarian necessity
… stated explicitly in Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions. From a practical point of view, …
The issue of the missing must be first and foremost humanitarian
… Agency – the neutral entity mandated by the Geneva Conventions. We know this figure is the tip of …
States must act responsibly at every step along the arms transfer chain
… which is enshrined in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions and in the principles of the Arms …
Colombia: Humanitarian situation and ICRC activities
… 2014 8 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 57 58 59 2014: Geneva Conventions, 150 years of humanitarian action … IHL HAS TO SAY Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions Article 10. General …
Creation of a sub-regional platform on IHL for Indian Ocean island states
… in accordance with obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. This was one of the outcomes of … in accordance with obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. This was one of the …
ICRC president to UN Security Council: Disrespect of health care a security issue
… In this, the 70th anniversary year of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is calling on all States …
7 issues that will shape the humanitarian agenda in 2018
… In addition to the States Parties to the Geneva Conventions, a new wave of social investors …
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 …
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