ICRC in Yemen: 60 years of impartial and independent humanitarian assistance in Yemen
… people . ” As the guardians of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which govern the rules of war, …
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Fifty years of occupation: Where do we go from here?
… foremost the Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides a critical …
Ethics and autonomous weapon systems: An ethical basis for human control?
… the ICRC convened a round-table meeting in Geneva from 28 to 29 August 2017 to explore … Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Geneva, 3 April 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the … a provision that first appeared in the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, was later …
View of the ICRC on interpretation of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… and Operations of the Convention: Article 1,” Geneva, 31 May 2002. 16 APMBC, preambular … in particular, Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions, Article 10, prescribing the …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC appalled by killing of PRCS medics and first responders
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Transparency and Accountability
… was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
ICRC opens a new Operating Theatre in Juba Military Hospital
… which culminated in the development of the Geneva Conventions," says Andrea Heath, deputy head …
Conflict in Syria: Finding hope among the ruins
… 70 years ago in the creation of the Geneva Conventions. …
Talking about the laws of war in a peaceful Pacific
… the ratification and implementation of the Geneva Conventions, its Additional Protocols and …
Our Strategies, Policies and Code of Conduct
… was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
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