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International Conference on Islam and IHL - Statement by the ICRC

… humanitarian law is represented by the Geneva Conventions: four universally ratified treaties … delegates learned to see the rules of the Geneva Conventions with different eyes – …

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Sudan: ICRC president warns of dire consequences if war in Sudan rages unabated for third year

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

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People flee their neighbourhoods amid clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces in Khartoum on April 19, 2023, following the collapse of a 24-hour truce

Mauritius: Conveying meaningful IHL messages through vivid murals

… basic principles that are enshrined in the Geneva conventions, what IHL stands for and its role …

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Mural from Fresque Murale Competition ​

Footballer Kalidou Koulibaly teams up with ICRC to defend humanitarian law in Africa

… It also marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and echoes the ICRC's new …

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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, the …

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Fifty years of occupation: Where do we go from here?

… the Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides a critical …

Law and policy topic

South Africa: Facts and Figures 2023

… 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions (GCs) of 1949. It is an opportunity …

Law and policy topic
ICRC meeting with Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and other partners on the sidelines of the 22nd IHL Regional Seminar

Indonesia: ICRC attends first international conference on Buddhist ethics, education, and applied Buddhism

… aspects of IHL - as enshrined in the second Geneva Conventions. He also posed the question as to …

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Our Strategies, Policies and Code of Conduct

… was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional Protocols …

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In eastern Jordan, Mafraq, an ICRC employee tells Syrian refugees about the services available to re-establish contact with relatives.

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC demands protection of patients, health-care workers, medical facilities in Gaza amid escalating attacks

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

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ICRC library

Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

IHL treaties

International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

Customary IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.