15th Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on explosive remnants of war
… International Committee of the Red Cross — Geneva, 9 December 2021 Mr. President, In many …
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Interactive dialogue on internally displaced persons
… enshrined in Article 1 common to the four Geneva Conventions. The recent peak in displacement …
Universal meeting of National Committees and similar bodies
… law (IHL). In addition, states parties to the Geneva Conventions and other IHL instruments have an … and Similar Bodies on IHL took place in Geneva from 30 November to 2 December 2016. …
ICRC President: Rising humanitarian needs in Myanmar demand urgent action
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
"Urban warfare" exhibition in Brussels
… ) - the foundation of which is based on the Geneva Conventions - nevertheless protects them, as …
Egypt Activity Report 2017
… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions. In 1983, the ICRC formalized its … attended a conference on the International Conventions and Criminal Law in the Egyptian …
We are the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
… was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
ACTIVITY REPORT - IRAQ 2023
… to its mandate and mission, derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … ICRC’s oldest institutions enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC seeks to protect …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC completes second phase of release operations, reuniting more families
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Azerbaijan: The inspiring journey of Sevda and her family rebuilding their lives
… international humanitarian law. Guided by the Geneva Conventions, which mark their 75th anniversary …
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