ICRC launches 2024-2027 institutional strategy
… 19-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – At a time of increasing … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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ICRC President arrives in the West Bank
… 15-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC president arrives in Israel
… 14-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Geneva Conventions and the law
… law is based on treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, … on all States and parties to a conflict. Geneva Conventions and their Commentaries The …
The Geneva Conventions insist: Every human life is equally worth protection
… First both the letter and the spirit of the Geneva Conventions must be faithfully implemented. … for how wars are fought in the future. The Geneva Conventions insist: every human life is …
Law and Policy
… situations of violence. The rules of war Geneva Conventions: The set of rules we all agree on Highlights Geneva Conventions and the law The rules of …
Topics, debates and disarmament
… law is at the core of our mandate under the Geneva Conventions. IHL in action IHL in action: … century, culminating in treaties such as the Geneva Conventions. Key principles include …
Our mandate and mission
… Our mandate under the Geneva Conventions is to provide humanitarian … humanitarian law, which is set out in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their …
Our emblems
… emblems is clearly defined in law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … they also require each state party to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Where does your money go?
… is a source of encouragement to the ICRC in Geneva and our delegates in the field. Our … contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments), National Red Cross …
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