On Geneva visit, diplomats tout international humanitarian law
As the U.N. honored the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross chief said non-compliance is a 'serious problem.'
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As the U.N. honored the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross chief said non-compliance is a 'serious problem.'
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.
As summit host, Biden's administration projected unity for Ukraine and deflected concern about Trump.
The vote reflects the alarming number of attacks and threats that aid workers face each year around the world.
Funding for humanitarian aid has been getting hard to find amid global economic pressures, but the needs are soaring.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
New ICRC guidelines are meant to protect innocent civilians and detainees against violence by non-state armed groups.
With U.S.-Russia tensions nearing Cold War-era dimensions, Presidents Biden and Putin used Swiss diplomacy to agree to nuclear talks and other measures.
The Navajo Nation thanked Irish people for repaying a 173-year-old favor that was an early use of an international organization to deliver humanitarian aid.
More than half of all people reaching adulthood in the early 21st century believe it more likely than not a nuclear attack will occur in the coming decade.
UNESCO's chief reminded Washington and Tehran they must protect cultural sites, after Trump made threats against Iran.
To mark the anniversary, diplomats planned to discuss the strengths and weakness of international humanitarian law.
With demands growing for the U.N. chief to appoint an investigation into Jamal Khashoggi's murder, a review by Arete News found just eight previous instances of such an order.
The concept of a demilitarization zone, like the one planned for Idlib, goes back almost a half-millennium to Europe's rules on demolishing forts or prohibiting their reconstruction.
A U.S.-North Korea summit could expand a little-known aspect of a tightly controlled and secretive nation: North Korea's extensive involvement with international organizations.
The first international organization dates to an 1804 treaty on the Rhine River. In the 20th century, organizations for carrying out a lot of the world's cooperation and development proliferated to find complex solutions and prevent wars.