DRC: 1,359 disarmed members of government forces and their families have arrived safe and well in Kinshasa, with the support of the ICRC
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Sudan: ICRC President calls for greater humanitarian space and respect of international humanitarian law
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Mogadishu University Emerges Victorious at the First-In-Person Somali IHL Competition
… milestone because it coincided with the 75th Geneva Conventions anniversary, the cornerstone of …
UAE: Senior military officers from around the world meet to discuss laws of war
… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Table of National Committees and other national bodies on international humanitarian law
… IHL at the national level, particularly the Geneva Conventions, and their Additional Protocols, … of IHL instruments, such as the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
Syria: ICRC gains access to Sweida, calls for sustained humanitarian response
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Syria: ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Sweida and southern Syria
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