Reconnecting families
… families are addressed. Enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, it is a permanent structure … Ukraine According to its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the CTA created a …
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Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC urges respect and protection of civilians, unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance as intolerable suffering mounts in Gaza
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Syria: ICRC president warns “path to peace fragile” and calls on global community to not abandon country at this historic crossroads
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
China: Regional seminar held to empower military's operational legal advisors
… marks the 75th anniversary of the four 1949 Geneva Conventions, and 120th anniversary of the …
Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law
… The Geneva Conventions enjoy universal acceptance, even …
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 25 years dedicated to humanity
… Cross emblem. In a shocking violation of the Geneva Conventions, the convoy was attacked at the …
Afghanistan: ICRC Director-General highlights massive humanitarian needs and calls for sustained international support
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
World Water Day: Bringing safe drinking water closer to conflict-affected families in Misamis Oriental, Philippines
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Dialogue with the past: the ICRC and the Nazi death camps
… of prisoners of war not protected by the 1929 Geneva Convention. The draft was the subject … the work that led to the adoption of the Geneva Convention relative to the protection …
ICRC, China work toward preserving humanity in war
… states that are party or signatory to the Geneva Convention in order to assist them in …
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