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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 …
Israel and the occupied territories: Ceasefire agreement essential to avoid region plunging back into despair
… International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva (ICRC)—The ceasefire agreement has … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Egypt: ICRC Activities from January to December 2022
… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It also provided … conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It also provided …
ICRC explainer: What does international law say about pardons for war crimes?
… In fact, under Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions applicable to non-international … the ICRC is mandated by States through the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the ICRC 1987–1999
… of the Red Cross from 1987 to 1999, died in Geneva on Sunday 18 February 2024. He was 91. … Sommaruga (center) at ICRC headquarters in Geneva (1991). The Princess of Wales worked … community and the international position of Geneva. Internally, he devoted particular …
Armed conflict in Ukraine: A statement by Florence Gillette, head of ICRC delegation in Kyiv
… organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than …
International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015. … Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015. … Articles 2 and 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. 2 This challenge has been the …
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 …
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 …
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