150 years of humanitarian action
… 1864: Geneva Convention Moved by his experiences at … towards setting up the ICRC. The original Geneva Convetion enshrines the obligation to …
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Advanced Training Course in International Humanitarian Law
… ICRC’s new conference and visitors' centre in Geneva, from 4-7 November 2013. Experts from … such as updating the Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions, collaborating on the ICRC …
Philippines: Senior military, police, coast guard officers oriented on IHL and law of naval warfare
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Qatar: The ICRC Signs Headquarters Agreement with the Government of the State of Qatar
… in 1863, the ICRC is the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Roundtable on ensuring respect of international humanitarian law in peace support missions in Africa
… as enshrined in Common Article 1 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the AU Constitutive Act …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2018
… of an Arms Race in Outer Space, held in Geneva in August, the ICRC was able to share … Weapons Systems, which took place in Geneva in August this year, States made some …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
… in Mexico. -3- For the past 150 years, the Geneva Conventions and other bodies of international … will of the parties to a conflict. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I …
ICRC office in Gaza surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians, was damaged by nearby shelling
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC decries the shooting of its humanitarian convoy in Gaza
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Supporting the future of Syria and the region - Brussels IV Conference, 30 June 2020
… and within the legal framework of the Geneva Conventions. States’ responsibility is to …
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