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DR Congo: Civilians in the firing line as use of heavy weapons signals alarming new phase of armed conflict in the east

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … 864 687, easomani@icrc.org Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva, Tel.: (+41) 79 848 49 08, …

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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 …

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6th Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty

… of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty. Geneva, 17 August 2020 — This year's … Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva, 17 August 2020 This year’s Conference …

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Internally displaced persons

… enshrined in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions. The recent peak in displacement …

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Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates return of remains, detainees under ceasefire agreement

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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The role of parliamentarians in implementing International Humanitarian Law

… is set forth in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, which requires States to … are violated. Protection of the emblems The Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

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South Sudan: Facts and figures March 2015 - Promoting the laws that protect civilians in conflict

… on IHL, the core of which is set out in the Geneva Conventions but which is also a part of the … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …

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What we do for detainees

… In international armed conflicts , the Geneva Conventions recognize the right of the ICRC to … conflicts , Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions authorizes us to offer our …

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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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Two ICRC staff assisting people in Myanmar

ICRC Archives

… of the Red Cross 19 avenue de la Paix  1202 Geneva,  Switzerland Visit our archives … of the ICRC and enshrined in the  Geneva Conventions . The personal records in …

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