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Malaysia: 16th national IHL moot court competition 2019
… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … State Party Republic of Temeria Treaty Geneva Convention (I) on Wounded and Sick in …
CTA at 150: Transforming the Global Response for Missing Persons
… whose existence is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is co-organising with … , Ambassador of the Argentine Republic in Geneva. Mr. Heo Wookgu , Director, Ministry of …
Partnering for Humanity: Humanitarians and philanthropists working together
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 730 60 01 F +41 … one year later, the adoption of the original Geneva Convention. This revolutionary document was the basis for the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
ICRC concerned at gap between commitments and practice of Arms Trade Treaty
… 20-08-2018 Tokyo/Geneva – Speaking today at a meeting of … information, please contact Matthew Clancy (Geneva): +41 79 574 15 54; mclancy@icrc.org …
ICRC statement: "Any use of cluster munitions, anywhere, by anyone, must be condemned"
… Munitions. 30 August – 2 September 2022, Geneva. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, …
Brazil: 2024 - promotion of international humanitarian law (IHL) and responses to the effects of armed violence
… celebrated the 75th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions at a seminar at the Rio Branco … Altino / ICRC Seminar marks 75 years of the Geneva Conventions In partnership with the …
Detention in non-international armed conflict – Second thematic consultation of government experts, 20-22 October 2014.
… followed by a consultation with all States in Geneva on 8-10 April 2015, providing them with … of grounds and procedures for internment. The Geneva Conventions applicable in international armed …
Children forced to go to war
… war. The 1977 Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were the first international …
Azerbaijan/Armenia: ICRC calls for civilians to be protected
… 19-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC)–Following today’s escalation of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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