ICRC perspectives on the protection of children
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Venezuela: ICRC delegation in Caracas to cover Caribbean countries from 2024
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
The Republic of Moldova and the ICRC sign Headquarters Agreement
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
China: Law schools vie for top spot in humanitarian law competition
… the means and methods of warfare. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
War in Yemen: Don’t look away from the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
… conferred on us by States in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …
Guiding Principles for the Domestic Implementation of a Comprehensive System of Protection for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups
… Participation of Children in Armed Conflicts, Geneva, 7-9 December 2009). 370 annex XVI The … International humanitarian law: Treaty law • Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of … ratified5 • Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …
Protection of civilians in armed conflict
… armed conflict that Common Article One of the Geneva Conventions requires them “to respect and … year of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC urges all States …
States must address concerns raised by autonomous weapons
… and Red Crescent, which will take place in Geneva in December. After six years of …
Protect all humanity by ratifying the nuclear weapon ban treaty
… Last year, the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions , the foundational instruments of …
Myanmar: Rebuilding lives shattered by earthquake and armed conflict
… 27-06-2025 Geneva/Yangon (ICRC) – Three months after a … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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