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UAE: The ICRC Signs Headquarters Agreement with the UAE Government

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and …

Article

Australian launch of the Children and War edition of the Review

… International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva Sophie McNeill Researcher for Human …

Event

South Africa: Annual regional seminar on international humanitarian law

… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. In plenary meetings, the …

Statement

Detainees’ contacts with families are Israel's obligation under IHL

… for their families. According to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Palestinians are …

Law and policy topic

Searching IHL databases made easier!

… the existing commentaries to the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, and …

Law and policy topic

States must address concerns raised by autonomous weapons

… and Red Crescent, which will take place in Geneva in December. After six years of …

Statement

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 …

News release

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

… 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 the …

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