Sudan: ICRC signs country agreement with government
… 28-08-2014 Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – Sudan's Ministry of Foreign … The organization's mandate is set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, to …
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Ethiopia: Facts and Figures - January to June 2014
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks
… multilateral convention on IHL, namely, the “Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva This presentation is divided in three … of the 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions of 1949, ICRC, New Delhi, pp …
ICRC delegation to the African Union
… AU has observer status. ICRC headquarters, Geneva, May 1992. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary … Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and Launch of IHL Ambassadors …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in the First World War
… founded in 1863 at the instigation of two Geneva citizens, Henry Dunant and Gustave … approached governments to promote the 1864 Geneva Convention, which accorded wounded and … to it concerning violations of the Geneva Conventions or of the 1907 Hague Conventions …
ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani citizen
… 11-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani citizen who … family. On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the …
Nepal: Marking the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Conventions with the Review "ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action"
… occasion of the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Convention—12 August 2014—to launch and …
Commemorating Jean Pictet by keeping his legacy alive
… 2 September 2014 at the ICRC Humanitarium in Geneva, and brought together numerous members … with preparing the revision of the 1929 Geneva Conventions. After the Second World War, as …
Debate on "Health care and violence: the need for effective protection" at the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly
… despite being expressly forbidden under the Geneva Conventions of 1949. States play a key role in … them in conflict was the focus of the first Geneva Convention, 150 years ago. Those …
China: Military chiefs from around the world seeking greater respect for law of war
… the humanitarian spirit advocated in the Geneva Conventions, winning wide acclaim from the … tel: +86 185 1112 5459 Ewan Watson, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 33 45 or +41 79 244 64 …
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