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Meeting of States on strengthening compliance with international humanitarian law

… 24-04-2015 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … the fourth and final meeting of States in Geneva on 23-24 April 2015 as part of their … grounds. Its main sources are the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols as …

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How we work with National Societies

… both to fulfilling its own mandate under the Geneva Conventions and to accomplishing the … was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …

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The ICRC supplies electronic and logistic gear to the Egyptian Red Crescent, enabling Sudanese arrivals to keep in touch with their families.

Conduct of hostilities and protection of civilians

… century, culminating in treaties such as the Geneva Conventions.  Key principles include …

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Strollers sit abandoned along a route people used to flee Irpin, Ukraine.

ICRC president concludes visit to Moscow

… 17-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – President of the International … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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ICRC president in Qatar to urge progress to alleviate humanitarian crisis

… 20-11-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Weapons: ICRC sounds alarm on arms trade

… 24-08-2015 Geneva/Cancun, Mexico - The International … please contact: Francis Markus, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 23 28 or +41 79 244 64 …

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Sri Lanka: The ICRC hosts the 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons in Sri Lanka

… that protect victims of war. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in more than … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Media contacts Ruwanthi …

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Sri Lanka - The ICRC hosts 2nd National Conference for Families of Missing Persons 2025

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 …

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

“People have the power to change the course of history”: ICRC President at the European Conference, Harvard University

… is what I have learned:   First , the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 must not be shelved; they … tasked with translating the principles of the Geneva Conventions into tangible actions. Our …

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President Spoljaric giving speech

Yemen: 113 detainees released with the support of the ICRC

… 26-05-2024 Geneva/Sanaa (ICRC) – The unilateral release … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.