ICRC statement on reports of attack in Olenivka
… 29-07-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It is based in Geneva, …
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Bangladesh: 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2022 — Call for Registration
… humanitarian organisation, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The ICRC has been … initial mandate is derived from the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …
Annual Report 2021
… up a draft bill for implementing the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … table on its updated commentaries on the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Together with Buddhist …
“Tell him we love him deeply”: Families of prisoners of war are desperate for answers
… that he is fine." Prisoners of war and the Geneva Conventions The 1949 Geneva Conventions —which all countries in the …
Request for Tender RFTGVA22/00123 Forensic Genetic Laboratory Services
… is: September 30th, 2022 at 23:59 Hrs (Geneva time). Should you need any further … Controller” means the ICRC, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, represented by one of its … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. Within the context of its …
World Peace Forum: ICRC calls for multilateral cooperation and new approaches to conflict prevention and resolution
… can work is found in the universally ratified Geneva Conventions. Adopted in 1949, the Conventions … Law is crucial in times of conflict. The Geneva Conventions also gave a clear mandate …
ICRC Pakistan Holds Regional Training Course on Islam and IHL
… that the main body of IHL, i.e. the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, are … part in laying the groundworks for those conventions. …
What is international humanitarian law?
… notably through the adoption of the 1864 Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … THE TREATY-BASED SOURCES OF IHL? 1 The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I, II, III and IV), …
Online Community for National Committees and Similar Entities on IHL - Factsheet
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …
Ukraine: Humanitarian situation deteriorates as major cities bear the brunt of heavy fighting
… 22-06-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian situation of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …
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