ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani citizen
… 11-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani citizen who … On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working …
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ICRC Statement at the UN Summit of the Future
… we mark the 75th Anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which regulate how wars are … have said. In war, that path is lit by the Geneva Conventions. At the ICRC, we offer our …
Health Care in Danger: Community of concern
… marks the 150th anniversary of the original Geneva Convention, the first set of rules to … facilities, during armed conflict. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 are the cornerstone of …
Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Africa launch a global initiative to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law and call for a high-level meeting to uphold humanity in war in 2026
… of international humanitarian law (IHL). The Geneva Conventions protect victims of armed conflict. … call on all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join this initiative to …
The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism
… of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015) … in domestic legislation and international conventions dealing with terrorism – these two … in IAC but not in NIAC. Under the Third Geneva Convention, nationality is irrelevant …
Air and naval warfare
… on the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions. This involves a definition of a … for regulation that led to the Fourth Geneva Convention and the subsequent Additional …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory Discussion, April 2014
… 3 and 4 April 2014 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, MARCH 2014 Contents 1. Introduction … 4. Meeting of States Parties to the Geneva Conventions … Meeting of States Parties to the Geneva Conventions (hereafter “Meeting of States”). …
Visa Pour l'Image: Call for entries for the 2024 Humanitarian Visa d’or Award
… 75th anniversary of the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, of which the 4th …
Mirjana Spoljaric: "We can elevate the protection of children in armed conflict as a political priority"
… for international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions are universally ratified and the … the Additional Protocols I and II to the Geneva Conventions and the Statute of the …
Winners of young humanitarian writers competition 2019 announced
… to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The competition was open …
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