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

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

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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 does not issue COVID-19 vaccination exemption cards

… victims of armed conflict in line with the Geneva Conventions . We do not provide legal cover to …

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Speech given by ICRC President at National University of Mongolia

… some of the fundamental assumptions of the Geneva Conventions are being questioned through these … humanitarian needs. As the guardian of the Geneva Conventions, we have to engage with a …

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Statute of the International Criminal Court

… humanitarian law mentioned in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … systems and the ICC Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional Protocol …

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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 100 … 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

Failure to manage arms trade responsibly is putting a dirt cheap price on the lives of civilians

… 11-09-2017 Geneva (ICRC) -Speaking at the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference in Geneva, ICRC President Peter Maurer issued a … please contact: Matt Clancy, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 574 15 54 Peter Maurer …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC calls for dignified management of the deceased as transfers continue

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the … For more information, please contact: ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 34 43, email:  …

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Israel and the occupied territories: Obliteration of health-care system in northern Gaza puts civilians at grave risk

… 30-12-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – Repeated hostilities in and … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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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 the …

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