Event: Launch of the Updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Event: Launch of the Updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
Brussels (ICRC) – How does international humanitarian law (IHL) protect civilians who bear the heaviest burden of armed conflict? This question was at the heart of a high-level discussion held in Brussels on 19 June 2026 to mark the launch of the ICRC’s updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Entitled “Diverse impacts of armed conflicts: the need to protect all civilians under the Fourth Geneva Convention”, the event brought together legal experts, humanitarian practitioners, state representatives and representatives of civil society to reflect on how the Convention can continue to respond to the realities faced by civilians in today’s armed conflicts. It was organised by the Belgian Interministerial Commission for Humanitarian Law, the Belgian Red Cross, the ICRC and the Belgian Society for International Law.
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