Pledging to make hospitals safe havens
… a deep commitment to the core values of the Geneva Conventions, although many attendees, myself …
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Agreement between the ICRC and UNESCO on the protection of cultural property - Q&A
… the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions and the 1954 Hague Convention and … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Switzerland hereinafter referred to as …
Report: Colombia: humanitarian challenges 2016
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Tuvalu Red Cross Society becomes 190th National Society
… Principles of the Movement and the Geneva Conventions. Support from the people of Tuvalu … 2015 at the International Conference in Geneva, which the TRCS was attending for the …
ICRC and China should enhance cooperation in humanitarian affairs
… China is a party to the Geneva Conventions and a full partner in dialogue …
ICRC internal displacement strategy for 2016–2019
… military reasons so demand. See: Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Article 49(1); … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, ICRC, Geneva, October 2016. 7 2009 Council of … Conflict: Facing up to the Challenges, ICRC, Geneva, 2009: …
ICRC launches new guidance bolstering relevance of Geneva Conventions
… 21-03-2016 Geneva – The International Committee of the … new guidance on the implementation of the Geneva Conventions, bolstering arguments that, …
Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention
… Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. This livestreamed event … Background Since their adoption in 1949, the Geneva Conventions have been put to the test and …
Exhibition shines light on ICRC's efforts to generate respect for law
… its victims. By proposing the adoption of the Geneva Convention of 22 August 1864 for the … Humanitarium 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Geneva …
Launch of updated Commentaries on the First Geneva Convention: Speech given by ICRC President
… launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention. Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention Ladies and gentlemen, Every … this, we have a reference point: the Geneva conventions and their Additional Protocols. As …
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