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Lebanon: ICRC president urges renewal of ceasefire and sustained humanitarian assistance to help civilians rebuild

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the … 314 798,  saaoun@icrc.org Stephen Ryan, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 392 14 10,  sryan@icrc.org   …

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Israel and the occupied territories: Suffering for civilians continues as hostilities resume

… 02-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Civilians have overwhelmingly … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan: Ambulances, medical supplies being sent to assist victims of explosion

… 26-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Hundreds of burn victims of an … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

News release

ICRC statement: "Any use of cluster munitions, anywhere, by anyone, must be condemned"

… Munitions. 30 August – 2 September 2022, Geneva. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, …

Statement

Ukraine: "Level of death, destruction and misery abhorrent and unacceptable"

… capacity as High Contracting Parties of the Geneva Conventions, on the issues at the heart of our … or reasons for war, or jus ad bellum. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols …

Statement

Bangladesh: 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2025 National Rounds — Call for Registration

… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … Charter of the United Nations 1945 Geneva Convention I on Wounded and Sick in …

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Prosecutor v Smith - IHL Moot Problem National Rounds 2025 - cover photo

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 the …

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The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission – Model declaration of acceptance

… Article 90 of Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949. Date Signature …

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ICRC president travels to Qatar to discuss the situation in Israel-Gaza

… 10-03-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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Violence against women

… general protection is provided by the four Geneva Conventions (1949) and their Additional … of perpetrators. As parties to the Geneva Conventions and other IHL treaties, the …

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