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Request for Tender RFTGVA22/00123 Forensic Genetic Laboratory Services

… is: September 30th, 2022 at 23:59 Hrs (Geneva time). Should you need any further … Controller” means the ICRC, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, represented by one of its … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. Within the context of its …

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Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Ratification kit

… Department of International Law and Policy in Geneva can provide guidance on implementing … Department of International Law and Policy in Geneva are available for guidance on preparing …

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War in cities: what is at stake?

… 4 April 2017 at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. We know that many of the world's … the constant threat of bombs or gunfire. The Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law …

Statement

ICRC in Iraq: Key Figures 2024

… in Baghdad to mark the 75th anniversary of Geneva Conventions of 1949. COMMUNITY CONTACT CENTRE …

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Indirect Fire : A technical analysis of the employment, accuracy and effects of indirect-fire artillery weapons

… and Other Devices as amended on 3 May 1996, Geneva, in force 3 December 1998, 2048 UNTS … Effects (With Protocols I, II and III). Geneva, 10 October, 1980. United Nations, … Guided Mortar Systems. Research Note No. 3. Geneva: Small Arms Survey. Jenzen-Jones, N.R. …

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Mozambique: communities return to their areas of origin with urgent basic needs

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

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International expert meeting report: The principle of proportionality

… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (AP I). It prohibits attacks … Humanitarian Law, 3rd ed., ICRC, Geneva, 2001, p. 46. 9 Y. Sandoz, C. Swinarski …

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Iraq, Syria and Yemen: Five times more civilians die in city offensives, new report finds

… The figures are based on data from the Geneva Declaration Secretariat. 2015. Global … +962 77845 4382 Krista Armstrong , ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 87 Iolanda Jaquemet , … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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IISS Manama Dialogue : Keynote Address by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

… and controversial interpretations of the Geneva Conventions over occupation, use of force or …

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

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

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