She inspires: Stories from the Asia-Pacific on International Women’s Day 2020
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Yemen: Thousands of people in need of food and shelter as fighting intensifies
… 07-03-2020 Sanaa/Geneva (ICRC) - Intense fighting on the … , Near and Middle East Spokesperson, ICRC Geneva +41 79 447 3726, rhetherington@icrc.org … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
The equation is evident: Respect for IHL equals reduced human suffering
… Through the universal ratification of the Geneva Conventions, States have drawn the line of … Nations in Article 89 of the AP1 of the Geneva Conventions, in which High Contracting …
Principles of IHL (distinction, proportionality) have direct bearing on cyber operations
… [2] Art. 48 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …
Norms for responsible State behavior on cyber operations should build on international law
… Arts 48, 51 and 52 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to … 54 AP I; Art. 14 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and …
Reversing commitment to anti-personnel mine ban endangers civilian lives
… 06-02-2020 Geneva - The International Committee of the …
The Kampala Convention: Key Recommendations Ten Years On
… Report on Internal Displacement 2019, IDMC, Geneva, 2019: … Internally Displaced People 2018–2020, GP20, Geneva, 2018: … into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise, ICRC, Geneva, 2016: https://shop.icrc.org/ 8 The …
Ethiopia: Putting humanitarian needs first in 2019
… the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions (GCs), organized a seminar …
Displaced in War - International Humanitarian Law for every step
… and the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions. Each of these milestones remain … and other international organizations in Geneva (opening remarks) Ms Grainne O'hara , …
Remembering the Shoah: The ICRC and the international community's efforts in responding to genocide
… Maurer, president of the ICRC, 28 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland History does not end. … to Tom Gal, the Representative here in Geneva, and to the distinguished panelists who … by the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions. Even the best and most ambitious …
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