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ICRC president in first official visit to Democratic Republic of the Congo

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … , +221 78 186 46 87 Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva,  fsator@icrc.org , +41 79 848 49 08 …

News release
Kinshasa, 08 mai 2025. La présidente du CICR rencontre la Première ministre de la RDC, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, lors de sa première visite officielle dans le pays. Mirjana Spoljaric était accompagnée de Patrick Youssef, directeur régional Afrique du CICR, et de François Moreillon, chef de la délégation du CICR en RDC.

Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

… that even our emblems, protected under the Geneva Conventions, are too often disregarded.  Their …

Article
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Kenya: Facts & Figures 2024

… on IHL during the commemoration of 75th Geneva Convections anniversary. COLLABORATION … the 75th anniversary of the four 1949 Geneva Conventions, the Nairobi Regional …

Law and policy topic
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Israel and the occupied territories: After two months of aid blockage, humanitarian response in Gaza on verge of total collapse

… 02-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The humanitarian response in … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release
A little girl carrying a bag of supplies walks past destroyed buildings in Rafah, Gaza

Management of the Dead from the Perspectives of Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law

… provisions of IHL – taken from the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I–‌IV) and their … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …

Publication
Management of the Dead from the Perspectives of Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law

DRC: ICRC helps transport hundreds of disarmed members of government forces from Goma to Kinshasa

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release
ICRC vehicles and white buses line up

Communiqué on the Global Initiative to galvanize political commitment in support of international humanitarian law

… their obligations under IHL, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The principles of … call on all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join us in reaffirming …

Statement

Resolution on ‘Protecting civilians and other protected persons and objects against the potential human cost of ICT activities during armed conflict’

… Cross and Red Crescent Societies convened in Geneva for the 34th International Conference … the universal ratification of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, and emphasizing the …

Law and policy topic
Cover page of the resolution on protecting civilians and other protected persons and objects against cyber harm

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: “The prospect of peace remains elusive for civilians who continue to face the horrors of conflict”

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

Statement
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Eighty Years On: Honouring the Memory, Upholding Our Humanity

Geneva (ICRC):  Eighty years have passed since … of others persecuted and killed.  The Geneva Conventions were born from the ashes of …

Statement
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