Azerbaijan/Armenia: Humanitarian consensus allows ICRC to deliver humanitarian relief
… 18-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — As a result of persistent … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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Chad/Sudan: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict; ICRC president visits eastern Chad
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Libya: Medicines, food, household items, body bags to be distributed to thousands of residents after ‘violent, brutal’ floods
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ICRC to resize global footprint, maximizing reduced resources in era of declining aid budgets
… 11-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … budget process for 2024 in November. At our Geneva headquarters, approximately 270 … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
China: ICRC President concludes official visit to China
… 08-09-2023 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
There are 100 steps to peace; the first are humanitarian
… adopted the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 , they proclaimed "their … among states, political declarations, and new conventions sharpen our focus on the potential …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: "When international humanitarian law is respected, lives are saved"
… Republic of China's recognition of the Geneva Conventions was rooted in the pursuit of … highlighted that the PRC recognized these conventions because it was determined that …
China: Photo exhibition opens in Beijing to mark 160 years of humanitarian action
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The 49th Florence Nightingale Medal Award Ceremony
… International Humanitarian Law, which has the Geneva Conventions as its cornerstone, caring for the …
ICRC President begins first official visit to China
… 04-09-2023 Geneva/Beijing (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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