Mogadishu University Emerges Victorious at the First-In-Person Somali IHL Competition
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Preserving our common humanity – 75 years of the Geneva Conventions
… in London marking the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. In an age of increasing conflict … to highlight the enduring importance of the Geneva Conventions, which are at the heart of …
ICRC president concludes visit to Moscow
… 17-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – President of the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC president arrives in Moscow to discuss pressing humanitarian issues
… 16-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the … a conflict about their obligations under the Geneva Conventions to limit suffering in war as well …
China: ICRC VP calls for strengthening global security governance through IHL
… humanitarian law (or “IHL”). The first Geneva Convention was adopted just 160 years … battlefield. Today, IHL consists of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their three Additional …
Republic of Korea: Upholding humanitarian principles amid security crises in an interconnected world
… 2024 also marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. On August 12, 1949, in the … approve these foundational treaties. The Geneva Conventions set the cornerstone of …
Ukraine: 3 ICRC staff killed after shelling hits aid distribution site in Donetsk region
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Media Advisory
… of the 75th Anniversary of the Four Geneva Conventions and Launch of the international … of the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions and launch the …
Republic of Korea: Preserving humanity in war by upholding the Geneva Conventions
… Ceremony of the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, War Memorial of Korea, Seoul, … mark in 2024 the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions. They are foundational …
It is up to States Parties and the broader Convention community to defend and promote the norms of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
… Agenda item 8 – General Exchange of Views Geneva, 10th September 2024 Madame … category of weapons. Together with the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional protocols of …
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