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Philippines: Statement on the release of 17 Filipino seafarers onboard Galaxy Leader vessel held in Yemen

… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

News release

Saudi Arabia: 1,200 military personnel trained on international humanitarian law in Taif

… The ICRC is formally entrusted under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols with …

Article

The International Movement of the Red Cross in Colombia stresses importance of respecting red cross emblem

… risk. The emblem is protected under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols and …

News release

Exhibition marks ICRC’s 25 years in Armenia

… affected by the conflict, mandated by the Geneva Conventions to protect and to assist them. For …

News release

Experience of traineeships - Ellen Nohle

… team updating the Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions; I worked on classifications of …

Article

Liberia: Armed forces train in international humanitarian law

… Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). "Under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …

News release

Remembering the Shoah: The ICRC and the international community's efforts in responding to genocide and protecting civilians

… Holocaust ICRC: Protecting civilians 1949 Conventions and Additional Protocols, and their … Commentaries   Switzerland Humanitarium, Geneva 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Genève …

Event

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 …

Law and policy topic

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 solidify …

Statement

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 the …

Article

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