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Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: New visits to prisoners of war bring much-awaited news to families

… 08-12-2022 Geneva (ICRC) — More prisoners of war held by … from delegates of the ICRC under the Third Geneva Convention. While the recent visits are … Jennifer Sparks (English), ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 00, jsparks@icrc.org …

News release

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: Under snow and ice, landmines and unexploded ordnance pose deadly danger to civilians

… 02-12-2022 Geneva (ICRC)—As the winter freeze sets in and … contact: Jennifer Sparks (English), ICRC Geneva, +41 79 217 32 00 jsparks@icrc.org … Crystal Wells (English) , ICRC Geneva, +41 79 642 80 56 cwells@icrc.org Jason …

News release

“Lest the ghosts of Guernica keep haunting us…”

… It was the year 1937 – a time when the Geneva Conventions still did not protect civilians … claimed more than 50 million lives, that the Geneva Conventions first extended their …

Statement

“It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority”

… Mirjana Spoljaric at the Graduate Institute – Geneva, 28 November 2022. Bodies of men … Every single state has signed onto the Geneva Conventions. Every state has freely and …

Statement

Request For Launching Framework Agreement for Power Generators

… is: December 14th, 2022 at 18:00 Hrs (Geneva time) Should you have any question, …   INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS Geneva, November 22, 2022 ANNEX 1 – POWER … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. The ICRC is operating a fleet of …

Article

Ottawa Convention: "2025 was the aspirational deadline for achieving a mine‑free world. We still have a long way to go”

… and Their Destruction. 21 November 2022, Geneva. Mr President, Excellencies, Ladies and …

Statement

Indonesia: Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations - SWIRMO

… the ICRC's mandates defined in the four 1949 Geneva Conventions is to promote knowledge of IHL …

Event

Digitalizing the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal Emblems

… Risks, and Possible Solutions, ICRC, Geneva, 2022. CONTENTS … such as: • a new Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions, to recognize and regulate a …

Law and policy topic

COP28 - The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action in conflict settings

… Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report, IPCC, Geneva, 2023. ICRC, ICVA, MercyCorps, ODI, … Environment Crisis on People’s Lives, ICRC, Geneva, 2020. Notre Dame Global Adaptation … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …

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ICRC and World Bank partner to support violence-affected communities in Myanmar

… risks. TIMEFRAME RESPONSIBLE ENTITY ICRC HQ Geneva (GVA) Quarterly throughout … also ratified a number of ILO labor-related conventions, including on forced labor, … and child labor; however, other key conventions, such as on equal remuneration and …

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