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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 the …

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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 Protocols …

Article

Civil defence

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

Law and policy topic

Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in the COVID-19 Era

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

Event

Gaza: Increased armed hostilities in Rafah pose disastrous risk to civilian lives and infrastructure

… 14-02-2024 Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

News release

ICRC alarmed over unacceptable use of explosive weapons in urban areas

… 13-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – Ahead of its address to the … please contact: Ewan Watson, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 33 45 or +41 79 244 64 …

News release

Georgia: Efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons

… The legal obligations are laid out in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …

Law and policy topic

COP28 - The ICRC's call to strengthen climate action in conflict settings

… Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report, IPCC, Geneva, 2023. ICRC, ICVA, MercyCorps, ODI, RCRC … Environment Crisis on People’s Lives, ICRC, Geneva, 2020. Notre Dame Global Adaptation … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 …

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Guiding Principles for the Domestic Implementation of a Comprehensive System of Protection for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups

… 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 … • Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …

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Philippines: Focusing on humanitarian action in 2024

… commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions FACTS AND FIGURES PHILIPPINES: … commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions 40 MILLION PHP …

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Boat ride to a remote conflict-affected community in Agusan del Sur, Philippines

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