North Kivu: Dozens of injured arrive in Goma during intense fighting
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … nawada@icrc.org Eleonore ASOMANI, ICRC Geneva, +41 22 730 3443, press@icrc.org …
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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 …
The protection of the civilian population during sieges: what the law says
… civilians to leave the besieged area. The Geneva Conventions contain essential, but limited, … and objects assigned to care for them. The Geneva Conventions contain a few explicit …
Guidelines on the use of the red cross emblem and the name and logo of the ICRC for fundraising purposes
… sign of the protection conferred by the Geneva Conventions on the victims and on those who …
Kalidou Koulibaly: Senegal footballer signs up to defend the most vulnerable in armed conflicts
… 25-01-2024 Abidjan/Geneva (ICRC) – Captaining his country at the … in the year of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, and reflects the ICRC’s new …
Gaza at risk of complete medical shut down without urgent action to preserve services
… 24-01-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - Concrete actions must be taken … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Footballer Kalidou Koulibaly teams up with ICRC to defend humanitarian law in Africa
… It also marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and echoes the ICRC's new …
Philippines: Agusan del Norte farmers seek to boost harvest processing capacity with new equipment
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Evaluation of the integration of thematics into ICRC field operations
… files they perceive as “new” or “imposed by Geneva”-Survey respondent Some delegations …
Model Law on The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… referred to in Articles 2 and 3 common to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 for the … Article 1 of Additional Protocol I to those Conventions; “blinding laser weapon” means a …
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