Autonomous weapons: ICRC submits recommendations to UN Secretary-General
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ICRC Vice-President Dr Gilles Carbonnier: The international community must urgently take deliberate steps and lead towards effectively protecting civilians
… on Cluster Munitions, 10-13 September 2024, Geneva Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies …
ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica
… progress after nine years of discussions in Geneva at the Convention on Certain …
Arms Trade Treaty: A framework that saves lives and preserves humanity in armed conflict
… Committee of the Red Cross, 25 August 2025, Geneva Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and … weeks ago, on the 76 th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC urged states to recommit …
Tuvalu Red Cross Society becomes 190th National Society
… Principles of the Movement and the Geneva Conventions. Support from the people of Tuvalu … 2015 at the International Conference in Geneva, which the TRCS was attending for the …
Afghanistan: ICRC welcomes greater efforts to respect international humanitarian law
… 07-10-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … set up under an Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, but which has yet to be used. "We …
ICRC: "The humanitarian tragedy of missing persons urgently requires a more determined international response"
… This year, we mark 75 years of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Together with their Additional … hands as per their obligations under the Geneva Conventions. Similar arrangements should …
Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime
… that the laws of war, underpinned by the Geneva Conventions, reduce suffering in armed … (54 per cent) of millennials think that the Geneva Conventions reduce suffering in war. Our …
Diplomacy at the Service of Humanitarian Objectives
… will take place at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The event will reflect … Avruj, UK Permanent Representative in Geneva H.E. Julian Braithwaite, and Argentine … Project Plan are provided for in the Geneva Conventions and are central to the ICRC's wider …
Recent developments of the interplay between IHL and IHRL
… agreements between States – treaties or conventions – in customary rules, which consist … The main sources of IHL are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional … conflict. Noam Lubell, University of Essex / Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …
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