Armenia: Operational highlights for 2024
… IHL dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and organized by the ICRC …
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Tausug book on intersections between IHL and Islamic Shariah launched
… Law). Timagna siya ha Panagnaan Par-isunan ha Geneva (First Geneva Convention) sin tahun 1864, ha … Hikaupat Par-isunan ha Geneva (Fourth Geneva Conventions) sin tahun 1949, agad na in ganap …
Yemen: Thousands of people in need of food and shelter as fighting intensifies
… 07-03-2020 Sanaa/Geneva (ICRC) - Intense fighting on the … , Near and Middle East Spokesperson, ICRC Geneva +41 79 447 3726, rhetherington@icrc.org … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
10 things the rules of war do
The rules of war, also known as international humanitarian law: Protect those who are not fighting, such as civilians, medical personnel or aid workers. Protect those who are no longer able to fight, …
Yemen: 2019 ICRC activities
… Red Crescent Movement in Yemen. We in Geneva Dominik Stillhart gave an conducted 108 … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Colombia: Humanitarian Report 2024
… includes carrying out its functions under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …
Ethical principles guiding the ICRC's partnerships with the private sector
… which is protected under international law (Geneva Conventions). It is important to recall that …
Restoring Family Links code of conduct on data protection
… which took place from 9–12 December 2019 in Geneva. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Resolution on … in accordance with the provisions of the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols and …
ICRC joins the World Bank in Yemen Food Security Response and Resilience Project
… (in accordance with the Yemen-ratified ILO Conventions 138 and 182). Similarly, no child, … for Labor management, joined international conventions and developed sector legislation … labour / International Labour Office. - Geneva: ILO, 2014) 230 SAFEGUARD 9 INDIGENOUS …
Humanitarian Report 2025 - Colombia
… includes carrying out its functions under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …
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