dictionary of the international law of armed conflict

152 Pages·2008·7.77 MB·English

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Mission
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
is an impartial, neutral and independent organization
whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect
the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and
other situations of violence and to provide them with
assistance. The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering
by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and
universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863,
the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and
the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
It directs and coordinates the international activities
conducted by the Movement in armed conflicts and other
situations of violence.
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