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ICRC president issues a call to make the Geneva Conventions a political priority

ON the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) made a call to make the Geneva Conventions a political priority.

'In a divided world, the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law embody universal values that preserve lives and dignity,' said ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric.