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Israel-Lebanon: Ceasefire an encouraging step for region exhausted by conflict

… 27-11-2024 27 November 2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release
ICRC flag with sun behind

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC teams begin multi-day operation to reunite hostages and detainees with their families, deliver assistance

Geneva (ICRC) – Teams from the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

Law and policy topic

Frequently Asked Questions: Our work on behalf of people in detention

… who are protected by the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions respectively. The ICRC must also … access to persons protected by the Fourth Geneva Convention who are in criminal …

Article

ICRC president to meet with families of hostages

Geneva (ICRC) – Mirjana Spoljaric, the … hostages today at the ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva. President Spoljaric will also meet … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

Law and policy topic

Palestinian hunger striker in critical state

… and news between them. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, detainees have a … tel: +972 52 601 91 50 Sitara Jabeen, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 536 9231 …

News release

Communities need space to protect themselves and States must be proactive in granting it

… years after the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, more than 40 years after the … adoption of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, and 20 years after the …

Statement

The Role of National Societies During International Armed Conflict Under IHL: An Operational View

… While it primarily focuses on roles under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …

Publication
The Role of National Societies During International Armed Conflict Under IHL: An Operational View

Counter-terrorism measures can impact humanitarian action negatively

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

Statement

The ICRC calls on sides to spare critical civilian infrastructure in eastern Ukraine

… urgently needed but will take time Geneva/Kyiv (ICRC) – The recent … its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in …

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Philippines launches nationwide IHL infomercial

… consequences. To raise awareness about the Geneva Conventions and the rules of war, the …

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