War in cities: what is at stake?
… 4 April 2017 at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. We know that many of the world's … the constant threat of bombs or gunfire. The Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law …
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Relevant and practical: The Additional Protocols at 40
… the exception of Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The context was also marked by … surveying the horrors of the Vietnam War "The Geneva Conventions, in the present …
Egypt Activity Report 2016
… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions. The organization also provided …
Diary – ICRC President Peter Maurer in Ukraine
… humanitarian intermediary, laid down in the Geneva Conventions, is now more widely recognized and …
Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific regional Moot Court puts Humanitarian Law in action
… the 1977 Additional Protocols I and II to the Geneva Conventions. To celebrate that, a key note …
Jean-Pictet Competition: Taking the law out of the books
… named after the principal artisan of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, has been open to students since …
Papua New Guinea: ICRC praises PNG on IHL move
… Papua New Guinea is a signatory of the Geneva Conventions, the series of international … such as the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. Secretary of the …
When law is respected, peace is easier to achieve - UN Human Rights Council 2017
… Rights Council, United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr. Peter … of the 1977 Additional Protocols of the Geneva Conventions in June. Negotiated and agreed in …
Conference on Disarmament, 110th anniversary of the Second Hague Conference - Statement by the ICRC
… anniversary of the Second Hague Conference, Geneva. Speech by Christine Beerli, Vice … of the Russian Federation to the UN in Geneva, and Ambassador Borodavkin in … this commemoration of 110 years of the Hague Conventions, and to offer our perspective on …
The ICRC in Bangladesh, facts and figures 2016
… ICRC-supported centers. As a guardian of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC worked with Authorities, …
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