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 …
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Young Humanitarian Writers Competition launched to spread power of humanity
… Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Geneva Conventions, the main body of IHL. The …
Thailand: 2014 highlights from the region
… to discover - including the full text of the Geneva Conventions and other useful links to our main Geneva-based resources. Readers can also enjoy …
Responding to the humanitarian needs in Kenya, Tanzania and Djibouti
… competition on the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. 12 University lecturers undertook … exhibition depicting the 7 decades of the Geneva Conventions ran for two weeks at the …
2019 ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… armed conflict on the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions The Challenges Report provides an … CONFLICT ON THE 70 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2024
… In line with our mandate under the Geneva Conventions, we continued our work on behalf … In line with our mandate under the Geneva Conventions, we continued our work on …
Philippines: ICRC operational update (July 2020)
… Red Cross Red Crescent Conference, held in Geneva in December 2019, which encouraged … launch of its Updated Commentary to 3rd Geneva Convention (covering protection of … guidance on the implementation of the Conventions. The event was attended by …
Chad/Sudan: ICRC facilitates release of 30 children previously detained in relation to conflict; ICRC president visits eastern Chad
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Mali: Arabic IHL library given to Université privée du Sahel
… law. The French publications also provide the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional …
1945-1965: two decades of challenges
… on a process of revising and expanding the Geneva Conventions, aiming to avoid a repeat of the …
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