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Kenya, Djibouti & Tanzania: Facts & Figures January - June 2022

… of Foreign Affairs and ICRC headquarters in Geneva. Our new address: Ngecha Road off Lower … humanitarian law (IHL) and ensure its in Geneva. Our new address: Ngecha Road off Lower … including the Updated Commentary to Geneva Convention III were donated. • 30 …

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IHL contributes to the prevention of an arms race in outer space

… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions. In particular, the Protocol …

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Request for information regarding the consultancy to reduce the sustainable risk of ICRC distributed items

… the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland Internal ICRC / RFP_ … © 2019, ICRC, 19 Avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Geneva – Internal Author Description Carmen … The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …

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The use of weapons and equipment in law enforcement operations

… Advance edited version, United Nations, Geneva, 2020, p. 18. 16 ICRC, Customary … Advance Edited Version, United Nations, Geneva, 2020. International Committee of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …

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The ICRC appeals for 2.17 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2025

… in 1863, the is at the originRed of the Geneva Conventions andICRC the International Geneva Conventions and the International Red …

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Tigray. An ICRC staff screens conflict affected children and woman for malnutrition.

Diary – ICRC President Peter Maurer in Ukraine

… humanitarian intermediary, laid down in the Geneva Conventions, is now more widely recognized and …

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Our work in Thailand

… medical staff for first-aid trainings in Geneva, Switzerland. Their medical staff are …

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South Sudan: Facts and figures May 2015 - The Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement's Fundamental Principles in action

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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The human cost of armed conflicts in Colombia

… includes carrying out its functions under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …

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Mozambique: 13,500 families receive emergency assistance and support for income generation in 2022

… on Health in Detention that took place in Geneva. PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.