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The ICRC appeals for 2.1 billion Swiss francs for its operations in 2024

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … information bureaus in line with the 1949 Geneva Conventions. 12 | APPEALS 2024: …

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War in Cities exhibit comes to Manila

… Cities exhibit, which was originally shown in Geneva, Switzerland. Through the objects we … War in Cities exhibit at the Humanitarium in Geneva, Switzerland This event is organized in … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Symposium on Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Humanitarian Action

… 1863, the ICRC has been at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … responses in Ukraine and Russia from Geneva. She holds a Master’s in human rights …

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ICRC comments on the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration

… for IHL, in line with Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions of 1949.  The migration compact … all necessary measures for their protection. Geneva, 27 March 2017 6 The ICRC’s mandate and …

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Common ethical principles of health care in conflict and other emergencies

… humanitarian law, in particular the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

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Our response to needs in Jordan in 2016

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

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Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law: Common principles of the two legal systems

… of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions . Thus, the similarities between … ICRC is also the initiator of the idea of the Geneva Conventions, which are the basis of …

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Kenya, Djibouti and Tanzania: Facts and Figures 2021

… of the updated commentary to the fourth Geneva Convention. • 3 lecturers from Kenya …

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Sri Lanka: A sustained commitment

… ICRC’s Deputy Head of Forensic Services in Geneva, Oran Finegan, highlighted the growing … ICRC’s Deputy Head of Forensic Services in Geneva, Oran Finegan, and ICRC’s Regional … 12-14 March. When States ratify the Geneva Conventions, they expressly commit themselves …

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Experts Discuss New Technologies in Warfare and International Humanitarian Law

… capable Neil Davison Scientific Advisor, ICRC Geneva Mr Davison provided an understanding of …

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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.

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