The humanitarian consequences of armed conflict: Promoting respect for and good practices in the application of international humanitarian law
… upon the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join this initiative to …
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Seoul: State Representatives Discuss Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities to International Humanitarian Law
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
China: Photo exhibition opens in Beijing to mark 160 years of humanitarian action
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Mozambique
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Nuclear weapons: Global support for treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons is growing
… catastrophic humanitarian consequences. The Geneva Conventions were adopted 70 years ago to …
War at the root of hunger
… can overcome widespread violations of the Geneva Conventions. States have the power and duty to …
Current state of affairs in the field of disarmament and arms control
… duty is enshrined in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions and in the principles of the Arms …
Everyone wounded or sick during armed conflict has the right to health care
… we call for action by the States party to the Geneva Conventions, whose rules seek to limit the way … One year ago today those States gathered in Geneva for the 32nd International Conference …
Malaysia: 2016 Young Humanitarian Writers Competition
… Red Crescent Movement and the signing of the Geneva Conventions – the cornerstone of international …
World Mental Health Day: Helping those who help others
… Crescent can work with States party to the Geneva Conventions to deal with these challenges. …
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