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About the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
… lives Video Every day in our work, we see the Geneva Conventions in action. As long as conflicts … Red Cross (ICRC) was established under the Geneva Conventions – the most widely ratified …
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… Chair Mr Page studied at the Universities of Geneva and St Gallen. He is a founding partner … also university lecturer at the University of Geneva and a visiting scholar at Harvard Law … As a university lecturer at the University of Geneva, Mr Page teaches law and litigation in …
Our government partnerships
… approach Governments, as states party to the Geneva Conventions, are the ICRC’s main funders, …
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ICRC Archives
… of the Red Cross 19 avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Visit our archives … of the ICRC and enshrined in the Geneva Conventions . The personal records in …
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Our Strategies, Policies and Code of Conduct
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Transparency and Accountability
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We are the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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