African Union: ICRC calls on all parties to conflict to respect IHL in urban warfare
… today, very often in violation of the Geneva Conventions, so further degrading available …
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ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2019
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Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find
… 07-12-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian sector’s … please contact: Philippe Stoll, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 536 92 49 THE … “Guidelines for Cash Transfer Programming” (Geneva: International Red Cross and Red …
South Sudan management frameworks and social assessment
… (cf. Annex on ICRC PEP guidelines) § Juba and Geneva staff health colleagues are available … and/or Pharmacists in Juba, Nairobi and Geneva § Suggested indicator: o Indicator: … The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
Millions of people enduring conflict need tradition of humanitarian multilateralism to continue
… Next year we mark the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The humanitarian rules in … of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva next year. …
Saudi Arabia: High level workshop for military personnel in Tabuk
… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
Gilles Carbonnier visits India, 7-11 January 2019
… 36 of the first Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, as a crowd of over a thousand …
8 things we must do to tackle humanitarian crises in 2019
… 8. Respecting the law, no excuses As the Geneva Conventions turn 70 in 2019, we recognize that …
National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law: Guidelines for Success
… Introduction 5 INTRODUCTION Since the First Geneva Convention was adopted in 1864, … and become quite complex in the process. Its conventions, protocols and customary rules … is emphasized in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions and Article 1(1) of …
Colombia: Five armed conflicts – What’s happening?
… At the same time, the States party to the Geneva Conventions have recognized the ICRC's mandate …
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