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The Geneva Conventions 150 years later … still relevant?
Article
23 October 2014
State representatives from 16 African countries gathered in Pretoria in September to reflect on the development of the law of war and the continued relevance of the Geneva Conventions.
The discussions took place at the 14th Annual Southern Africa Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), an annual event co-hosted by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of the government of South Africa and the ICRC. This year it brought together government representatives from Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Swaziland, South Africa Zambia and Zimbabwe to review the current status of ratification and implementation of IHL in their countries…

Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
Statement
21 October 2014
Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts, United Nations, General Assembly, 69th session, Sixth Committee, item 79 of the agenda, statement by the ICRC, New York, 21 October 2014.
In light of the forthcoming 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, we would like to focus today on the implementation of the outcomes of the 31st International Conference in 2011 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). As you recall, the ICRC was invited to identify and propose concrete options and recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) compliance mechanisms, and to work towards strengthening the legal protection of persons deprived of their liberty in relation to non-international armed conflict (NIAC). This work is proceeding on two tracks…