Dozens Of States Seeking Better Protection For Victims Of Conflict

2025-10-16 03:38:54

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) In recent consultations, more than 130 states stressed the importance of honouring international humanitarian law (IHL), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in Geneva on Thursday. This content was published on October 16, 2025 - 16:25 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

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Last year, six countries launched a two-year global initiative to strengthen IHL. In an interim report, the ICRC noted that those who subsequently took part in the discussions said they were“concerned about persistent violations of IHL”.

They reaffirmed that IHL is the“only possible way” to deal with the suffering caused by conflicts. They admitted that if they were to abandon the protective framework provided by IHL, they would only“increase impunity” for those responsible for violations.

The participating states, including Switzerland, also added that they have an individual and collective responsibility to ensure that IHL is honoured by each and every one of them. They endorsed a request, made by ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric when the initiative was launched, to make this issue a major political undertaking. But IHL must not be“politicised”, the ICRC chief pointed out in the report.
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