ICRC vice-president: "States must follow letter and spirit of IHL"
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South Sudan: World Bank and ICRC partner to save and change lives
… 12 4.2.1 The Geneva Conventions, … Sudan. The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic
… 4 of Protocol V to the CCW was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 8-9 November … الإ�ضافية �إليها Summary Of The Geneva Conventions Of 12 August 1949 And Their …
Safeguarding Essential Services: Addressing Indirect Effects of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas
… Better Approach to Assisting Affected People, Geneva, 2015; ICRC, Explosive Weapons With … Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas, Geneva, 2022; ICRC, War in Cities: Preventing … in Annex I of the First and Fourth Geneva Conventions. 2.5.3.Enable safe access to the …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2018
… by contributions from States party to the Geneva Conventions, supranational organizations, … Division 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T + 41 22 734 60 01 F + 41 …
Council of the EU calls for better protection in humanitarian aid
… courts, stemming from its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, and from the fundamental … mandate as provided for in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional …
Colombia: ICRC calls for special agreements to be adopted as part of negotiations with armed groups
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
How misinformation and disinformation harm ICRC’s humanitarian work in Burkina Faso
… to the ICRC by all state signatories to the Geneva Conventions, and we frequently acknowledge and …
Status update: The ICRC’s legal standing explained
… a mandate, as set out in particular in the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, to …
Yemen: “A great moment of humanity” as detainees are released
… 1962 As provided in article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions , the ICRC offered its services to …
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