Myanmar: ICRC calls for courageous decisions to bring respite to suffering communities
… 04-04-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – One week on from the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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Frequently asked questions: Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or ‘Ottawa Treaty’
… or its citizens). Additionally, through Geneva Call’s Deed of Commitment , over 50 …
Armenia: Operational highlights for 2024
… IHL dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and organized by the ICRC …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC appalled by killing of PRCS medics and first responders
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Networking Field Officer
… and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with …
Humanitarian Report 2025 - Colombia
… includes carrying out its functions under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and …
From law to (regional) action: Regional reports on the implementation of international humanitarian law
… Conference of the Cross Red and Red Crescent (Geneva, December 2019). Implementing … Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (Geneva, December 2019). Implementing IHL, …
ICRC at the Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum: A Voice for Humanity
… humanitarian action. Marking 75 Years of the Geneva Convention As part of RIHF, ICRC … to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. DG, Krähenbühl delivered a …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC office in Gaza damaged, civilians and humanitarian workers must be protected
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC brings together experts to explore how upholding rules of war can help facilitate peace
… 20-03-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – At a time of escalating global … on Thursday, March 20 with an event in Geneva that brought together state … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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