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ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: "I truly believe in the preventive character of international humanitarian law"

… 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. ICRC President stressed that the … priority again for all parties to the Geneva Conventions. Because I truly believe in …

Statement

Cameroon: Humanitarian reporting awards

… to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949.. Read the rules … commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 (GC75).  …

Article
Concours médias

Webinar: Counter-terrorism, sanctions and humanitarian access in COVID-19 era

… Armed Conflict On The 70th Anniversary Of The Geneva Conventions , Chapter on "Terrorism, …

Video

Egypt: Round table on international humanitarian law and sharia

… whose mandate is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, has worked for 150 years to …

News release

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC alarmed by intensification of Gaza hostilities amid decimated healthcare system

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

News release
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Sudan: Thousands of civilians trapped in fighting have nowhere safe to go

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

News release
Sudan

Show your support for the people of Afghanistan – and ICRC work around the world

… this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

Article

Civil defence

… general, it is Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1977, that makes …

Law and policy topic

The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks

… multilateral convention on IHL, namely, the “Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva This presentation is divided in three … of the 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions of 1949, ICRC, New Delhi, pp …

Law and policy topic

ICRC Activities in Syria: Facts & Figures (January - June 2024)

… specific mandate and mission, set out in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is also committed to …

Law and policy topic
ICRC and SARC staff in rural Damascus.

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