Philippines: Statement on the release of 17 Filipino seafarers onboard Galaxy Leader vessel held in Yemen
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Saudi Arabia: 1,200 military personnel trained on international humanitarian law in Taif
… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
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 …
Malaysia: 2016 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition
… Red Crescent Movement and the signing of the Geneva Conventions – the cornerstone of international …
World Mental Health Day: Helping those who help others
… Crescent can work with States party to the Geneva Conventions to deal with these challenges. …
COVID-19: Experts discuss need to secure health care systems online
… Health & AI Research, Graduate Institute, Geneva, Kaja Ciglic, senior director, Digital … was based on protections guaranteed under the Geneva Conventions. The rules of international …
What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello?
… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (Additional Protocol I), which … "in situations of serious violations of the Conventions or of this Protocol, the High …
Contemporary challenges for IHL
… the misuse of conventional weapons. Under the Geneva Conventions and customary international law, …
Statement by ICRC president upon ending 5-day visit to Syria
… is hard. But we are better than this. The Geneva Conventions, 70 years old this year, leave … Beirut, +961 3 138 353 Jenny Tobias, ICRC Geneva, +41 79 447 37 26 Matthew Morris, ICRC …
Current state of affairs in the field of disarmament and arms control
… duty is enshrined in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions and in the principles of the Arms …
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