As battlefields multiply across the world, Pierre Krähenbühl, the director general of the International Committee of the Red ...

“As a high contracting party – and the depository of the Geneva Conventions – Switzerland is committed to respecting, promoting and implementing IHL, making this a constant priority of our foreign ...

On August 12, 1949, the four Geneva Conventions were adopted, laying the basis of a normative standard in international humanitarian law. As Balthasar ...

This week marked 75 years since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions on August 12 1949. In theory, these rules of war are universally agreed by every nation. In practice, they are routinely ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry delivered the Keynote Address focusing on the impact that the Geneva Conventions have had on the protection of human dignity during armed conflict, and Sri Lanka’s ...

12 August 2024 marked a poignant milestone – the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the cornerstone of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) which regulates the conduct of armed conflict to ...

This year, World Humanitarian Day follows the 75th anniversary of the signing of the four Geneva Conventions on August 12, 1949.

In 75 years, the Geneva Conventions have proved the difference they make to the victims of armed conflict. They have survived many wars, and will survive today's wars, whether in Sudan, the ...

GENEVA: At its 75th anniversary, the world’s best-known rulebook on the protection of civilians, detainees and wounded soldiers in war has been widely ignored — ...

The Geneva Conventions, which have been adopted by nearly all the world's countries since they were finalized on Aug. 12, 1949, are back on their heels as armed militia groups and national forces ...