Drafting history of the 2005 Additional Protocol 8 February 2021, Library / Research Guide The Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 was adopted on 8 December 2005. The adoption of the red crystal as ...
National Societies – documents from the ICRC Library 26 October 2020, Library / Research Guide Since the first Conference in 1863, 192 National Societies have joined the family of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Over ...
The Central Tracing Agency 30 August 2020, Crosswise / Library / Research Guide Initially, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in 1863 with the mission to improve the care and protection of ...
Drafting history of the 1977 Additional Protocols 16 October 2019, Library / Research Guide The first two Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 were adopted on 8 June 1977. Numerous expert meetings were organized in ...
The ICRC during World War I 3 June 2019, Archives / Audiovisual / Crosswise / Library / Research Guide World War I represents a major turn in the history of the International Committee of ...
History of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 5 Volumes 20 February 2019, Archives / Crosswise / Library / Research Guide “[…] it is the record of an institution which, though lacking the means to prevent armed conflicts, tries to limit the harm they ...
The ICRC during World War II 26 November 2018, Archives / Audiovisual / Crosswise / Library / Research Guide Conceived as an entry point into the ICRC Library and Archives’ rich collections, this research ...
ICRC Policy Documents 20 November 2017, Library / Research Guide “The work of the Red Cross is born of a high ideal, from which it continually draws fresh life, but as it primarily ...
Drafting history of the 1949 Geneva Conventions 12 August 2017, Library / Research Guide The Geneva Conventions were adopted on August 12, 1949. Numerous expert meetings were organized in the lead-up to the adoption of the Conventions. ...
World War 1914-1918 : Reports on the visits of the prisoners of war camps 28 October 2016, Library / Research Guide “The organization began inspecting internment camps in Germany, the United Kingdom and France in January 1915. All main belligerents eventually granted permission ...
