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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 …

News release

Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

… , to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … to be held from 13 to 17 December 2021 in Geneva, is a key moment for High Contracting … on the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, ICRC, Geneva, 2019, pp. 13–15 …

Law and policy topic

ICRC Statement to Counter Terrorism Committee Meeting on 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373

… humanitarian action mandated by the Geneva Conventions to which all UN Member States are …

Statement

Malaysia: Course explores humanitarian law and counterterrorism in 21st century

… humanitarian law (IHL) through the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …

Law and policy topic

ICRC does not issue COVID-19 vaccination exemption cards

… victims of armed conflict in line with the Geneva Conventions . We do not provide legal cover to …

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War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

… conferred on us by States in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

… conferred on us by States in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis

… conferred on us by States in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

ICRC calls on States to ensure counter terrorism measure do not negatively impact humanitarian action

… –all humanitarian activities mandated by the Geneva Conventions and IHL. When humanitarian … also reflect Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions,which requires States bound …

Law and policy topic

President Peter Maurer UNGA 2021: International Humanitarian Law - Enhancing Monitoring, Improving Compliance

… More than 70 years after their adoption, the Geneva Conventions enjoy universal ratification, and … violations of IHL, the ICRC, with the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian …

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