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Mexico: Annual Report 2020

… affected When States become parties to the Geneva Conventions, recognized standards and domestic … academics took part on the relevance of the Geneva Conventions, on in a refresher seminar …

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Israel and the occupied territories: Addressing misconceptions and false information

… humanitarian law (IHL) with the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 that specifically …

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Women & War and the issue of Sexual Violence

… Coline Rapneau, Sexual Violence Advisor, ICRC Geneva DISCUSSION Chaired by Mr Eduardo … with all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions and numerous armed groups for the …

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Chair’s Summary Report of State Expert Meeting on IHL: Protecting the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict

… mentioned in this respect included the Geneva Conventions (1949) and their Additional … zone referred to throughout the agenda is Geneva time (CET). 24 January 2023 (online) …

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Regional delegation in India: Lest we forget!

… to mark the 150th anniversary of the original Geneva Convention explains the basics of …

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Double jeopardy – during and after conflict: The human cost of weapon contamination in Asia-Pacific

… [ Mental Health Atlas 2017. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. …

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Evaluation of Innovation at the ICRC 2018-2023

… supporting. The team was based solely in Geneva for the majority of the evaluation … research entities, included the University of Geneva, École Polytechnique Fédérale de … 21. ICRC, Virtual Reality & Innovation, ICRC, Geneva, 2020. 22. ALNAP, Assessing the promise …

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Waiting for news: The ongoing struggle and resilience of families who lost loved ones in the Russia-Ukraine Armed Conflict

… through correspondence under the Geneva Conventions and to await a potential prisoner …

The "Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism" approach: a Guidance Note for National Societies

… “PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM” Geneva, June 2017 Contents INTRODUCTION … perception risks. 11 Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that “[c]ollective … Diplomacy Division at ICRC headquarters in Geneva (policy@icrc.org). 18 …

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Moveability Liquidation

… for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress in Geneva in May. An URCMHS staff member … attendance to the WCPT Congress, held in Geneva. PHYSICAL REHABILITATION ENTITY • … signed or ratified several disability-related conventions. It ratified the UNCRPD in 2008 …

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