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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The ICRC has a legal mandate from the international community. That mandate has two sources: the Geneva Conventions, which task the ICRC with visiting prisoners, organizing relief operations, re-uniting separated families and similar humanitarian activities during armed conflicts; the ICRC's Statutes, which encourage it to undertake similar work in situations of internal violence, where the Geneva Conventions do not apply. The Geneva Conventions are binding instruments of international law, applicable worldwide. The ICRC Statutes are adopted at the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which takes place every four years, and at which States that are party to the Geneva Conventions take part, thereby conferring a quasi-legal or “soft law” status on the Statutes.  Website: www.icrc.org/
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Kosovo: fate of over 1700 missing persons yet to be clarified

24 November 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Syria: as needs increase, ICRC and Syrian Arab Red Crescent step up assistance

18 November 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Iraq/Kuwait: stepping up efforts to account for missing persons

17 November 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Central African Republic: thousands suffer the effects of armed violence in Bria

10 November 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Libya: explosive devices continue to kill and maim civilians

4 November 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Libya: situation desperate in Sirte hospital

11 October 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

The rule of law at the national and international levels - ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2011

6 October 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Libya: Wounded patients evacuated from Sirte hospital

6 October 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Iraq: thousands flee shelling in northern border areas

4 October 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Eritrea: fields ploughed mostly for women headed households

3 October 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

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