Middle East: Protection of civilians urgently needed as violence escalates
… 25-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) — As civilian deaths and … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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Operational update on Armenia/Azerbaijan: Evacuations of people wounded by weapons bolster humanitarian response
… 22-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Nine people wounded in the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
ICRC to resize global footprint, maximizing reduced resources in era of declining aid budgets
… 11-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … budget process for 2024 in November. At our Geneva headquarters, approximately 270 … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Chemical weapons use: An unacceptable repeat of history that demands attention
… the use of chemical weapons, the 1925 Geneva Protocol, which applied to inter-State …
International criminal justice: The institutions – Factsheet
… Statute, namely, grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, violations of the laws and … violations of Article 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II, …
ICRC remains extremely concerned about the lives and welfare of hostages in Gaza
… Geneva (ICRC) —The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
“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 …
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): ICRC presents final report after six Argentine soldiers are identified
… 08-11-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … of Argentina and the United Kingdom in Geneva. HPP 2 involved the exhumation of human … 1 and HPP 2 find their mandate in the Geneva Conventions, and are examples of the ICRC …
Why victory by any means isn't victory at all
… cannot be done during an armed conflict. The Geneva Conventions are at the core of this law. They …
Middle East: De-escalation and protection of civilians urgently needed
… 30-07-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – A surge in attacks across … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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