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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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Ukraine: Another winter on the frontlin

13 November 2017 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

ICRC warns of deteriorating humanitarian situation amid intensifying hostilities in eastern Ukraine

2 February 2017 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Annual Report 2015 - Ukraine

9 May 2016 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Annual Reports

Ukraine: Thousands most affected by conflict receive aid on both sides of front line

23 September 2015 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

Ukraine: New cash assistance for displaced people without regular income

15 September 2015 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Country News

ICRC Annual Report 2010 - Moscow

May 2011 | Publisher: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Document type: Annual Reports

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