Ximena Londoño
@ximenalondono.bsky.social
Thematic Legal Adviser @ICRC working on IHL and the deceased, missing persons, family separation, the ICRCs Central Tracing Agency.
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📸 #FromTheArchives: This photo from 1980 depicts an ICRC tracing agency office in Cameroon.
The Central Tracing Agency is one of our oldest institutions. It traces the fate of the missing & helps families restore contact – a service that it continues to provide to this day.
The Central Tracing Agency is one of our oldest institutions. It traces the fate of the missing & helps families restore contact – a service that it continues to provide to this day.
May 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📸 #FromTheArchives: This photo from 1980 depicts an ICRC tracing agency office in Cameroon.
The Central Tracing Agency is one of our oldest institutions. It traces the fate of the missing & helps families restore contact – a service that it continues to provide to this day.
The Central Tracing Agency is one of our oldest institutions. It traces the fate of the missing & helps families restore contact – a service that it continues to provide to this day.
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International Review of the Red Cross call for papers: "Mental Health & Armed Conflict".
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 May 2025
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 May 2025
Call for Papers: “Mental Health and Armed Conflict”
Call for Papers: “Mental Health and Armed Conflict” Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 May 2025 Decision whether Abstract has been selected: 15 June 2025 Deadline for Submission of Full Papers: ...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
International Review of the Red Cross call for papers: "Mental Health & Armed Conflict".
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 May 2025
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: 15 May 2025
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Withdrawal from any humanitarian treaty erodes life-saving protections in war and tears at the fabric of international humanitarian law.
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded
www.icrc.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Withdrawal from any humanitarian treaty erodes life-saving protections in war and tears at the fabric of international humanitarian law.
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
ICRC Warns of Civilian Harm as Cluster Munitions Ban is Eroded www.icrc.org/en/news-rele...
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The growing normalization of violations of international humanitarian law poses an existential threat to int'l law.
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
A call to make international humanitarian law a political priority
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric outlines the pressing need for states to join the Global Initiative on international humanitarian law.
blogs.icrc.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The growing normalization of violations of international humanitarian law poses an existential threat to int'l law.
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
We invite states to step up to their responsibility, reverse this trend & join our global initiative to reinvigorate political commitment for #IHL.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
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In view of the extent of work to be done to organize proper management of the deceased and their further identification, the ICRC strongly recommends that all mass graves across #Syria are protected.
December 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM
In view of the extent of work to be done to organize proper management of the deceased and their further identification, the ICRC strongly recommends that all mass graves across #Syria are protected.
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"Private Businesses & Armed Conflict" explains the why, when & how of international humanitarian law (IHL) for private business.
Newly published by the ICRC together with Australian Red Cross and French Red Cross.
Download here!: shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
Newly published by the ICRC together with Australian Red Cross and French Red Cross.
Download here!: shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
November 25, 2024 at 11:15 AM
"Private Businesses & Armed Conflict" explains the why, when & how of international humanitarian law (IHL) for private business.
Newly published by the ICRC together with Australian Red Cross and French Red Cross.
Download here!: shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
Newly published by the ICRC together with Australian Red Cross and French Red Cross.
Download here!: shop.icrc.org/private-busi...
Happening next Tuesday: ICRC's event on the realities of armed conflicts today and how #IHL addresses them. Don't forget to register.
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
EVENT: Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Realities and How IHL Addresses them
www.icrc.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Happening next Tuesday: ICRC's event on the realities of armed conflicts today and how #IHL addresses them. Don't forget to register.
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
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Another successful Editorial Committee meeting this week in Geneva, discussing draft commentaries on the Fourth Geneva Convention for the updated ICRC commentary. We expect online publication in 2025. Existing commentaries available here: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Another successful Editorial Committee meeting this week in Geneva, discussing draft commentaries on the Fourth Geneva Convention for the updated ICRC commentary. We expect online publication in 2025. Existing commentaries available here: ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
#IHL #IntLaw #ICRC
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With 120+ armed conflicts worldwide, and as we mark the 75th anniversary of the 4 Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is hosting an event on 26 Nov. on its flagship legal report: “International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts." Register👉 www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
EVENT: Contemporary Armed Conflicts: Realities and How IHL Addresses them
www.icrc.org
November 13, 2024 at 7:59 PM
With 120+ armed conflicts worldwide, and as we mark the 75th anniversary of the 4 Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is hosting an event on 26 Nov. on its flagship legal report: “International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges of Contemporary Armed Conflicts." Register👉 www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...