Reversing commitment to anti-personnel mine ban endangers civilian lives
… 06-02-2020 Geneva - The International Committee of the Red …
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Ukraine: Civilians leave Azovstal in safe passage operation
… 03-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Several dozen civilians left … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …
Humanizing the laws of war – the Red Cross and the development of International Humanitarian Law
… Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. The event will be video recorded and … Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva Introductory remarks and moderation … to update the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Artificial intelligence in the military domain: ICRC submits recommendations to UN Secretary-General
… humanitarian organization. Through the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (Geneva Conventions) and other international …
Detention: States discuss legal safeguards for detainees in non-international conflicts
… 27-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – With more and more of the … more than 100 governments are meeting in Geneva from April 27-29 to try to discuss steps … than 175 treaty articles in the four Geneva conventions regulating almost all aspects of …
“It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority”
… Spoljaric at the Graduate Institute – Geneva, 28 November 2022. Bodies of men covered … Every single state has signed onto the Geneva Conventions. Every state has freely and …
DR Congo: “If you’ve come all this way, it means we haven’t been forgotten”
… Speech given at the United Nations Office at Geneva by François Moreillon, head of … 450,000 people – twice the population of Geneva – have been forced from their homes in … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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