Meeting of the States Parties to the 1972 Biological weapons convention, December 2015
… on Their Destruction, 14-18 December 2015, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC. The …
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65th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
… in 1948 and, a year later, of the four Geneva Conventions, the international community … Beyond the universal acceptance of the Geneva Conventions and the obvious need for …
Remarks delivered by the Head of CTA Bureau at the United Nations Press briefing in Geneva.
… and Ukraine at the Palais media briefing in Geneva. Good morning. And thank you for giving … , who have a legal obligation under the Geneva Conventions to share information with us about …
Frequently asked questions: Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or ‘Ottawa Treaty’
… or its citizens). Additionally, through Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment , over 50 …
Humanitarian perspectives on international security in times of mutating conflicts Geneva Centre for Peace and Security
… Geneva Centre for Peace and Security 29 May 2015, Geneva, Switzerland Speech given by Mr. Peter … the "jus in bello" framework of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is the living proof of …
ICRC Statement to the Seventh Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
… to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Geneva, Switzerland. Address by Dr Helen … must not be cause for complacency. Here in Geneva, the grievous harm caused by cluster …
1976 Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques
… of Protocol I of 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 form an essential … 1976. It was opened for signature in Geneva on 18 May 1977, and entered into force …
Preserving humanity in times of conflict demands strict abidance by constraints on conventional weapons
… or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, held in Geneva from 15 and 17 November 2023. A shorter … The ICRC, through our headquarters in Geneva and our delegations in capitals and in …
"Live-saving norms of the Mine Ban Convention must be upheld and commitments to affected populations met"
… and on their Destruction, 20 November 2023, Geneva. Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and … a unique forum for States Parties to the Geneva Conventions to undertake joint commitments with …
Families of people missing or captured in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict visit ICRC headquarters in Geneva
… 19-06-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … travelled all the way from Ukraine to Geneva to share their suffering and to call for … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …
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