ICRC statement to UN Security Council opens debate on preventing and combating financing of terrorism
… to demonstrate their commitment to the 1949 Geneva Conventions in their 70th anniversary year. …
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Statement by ICRC president upon ending 5-day visit to Syria
… is hard. But we are better than this. The Geneva Conventions, 70 years old this year, leave … Beirut, +961 3 138 353 Jenny Tobias, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 447 37 26 Matthew Morris, ICRC …
China: Hong Kong moot brings Asian perspective into International Humanitarian Law
… more because it's the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. We are looking at hosting some …
Changing World, Unchanged Protection? 70 Years of the Geneva Conventions
… Seventy years on, the Geneva Conventions are much more than a legacy, or … below. View the address Background The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have existed to …
Changing world, unchanged protection? 70 years of the Geneva Conventions
… President's address at the Graduate Institute, Geneva Destroyed buildings in Mosul, Iraq. CC … Graduate Institute and with an audience in Geneva. There may not be a topic closer to the … in wartime effectively stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, even if our history dates …
Status update: The ICRC’s legal standing explained
… a mandate, as set out in particular in the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, to …
ICRC president: We must re-establish a “chain of responsibility” in conflict
… into spaces which are unregulated." The Geneva Conventions protect the core of humanity in … Ireland (@ICRC_uk) March 6, 2019 However, the Geneva Conventions remain the accepted …
Nigeria: Responding to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict in 2018
… with the Ministry of Justice including the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Bills, …
2019 forensics competition
… of the Red Cross World Health Organization Geneva, 2016 PAHO HQ Library … Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland Stephen Cordner … International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland William Goodwin School of …
The law does not discriminate: Neither can we
… all. This year is the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. The Conventions were agreed in … Seventy years on from the creation of the Geneva Conventions, we are looking for new …
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