GENEVA (AN) — The United Nations Security Council marked the 75th anniversary of the landmark 1949 Geneva Conventions with a tour aimed at reaffirming international humanitarian law.
Invited by Switzerland, a member of the 15-nation council until the end of the year, diplomats on the powerful U.N. panel paid an informal visit to Geneva on Monday to meet with technical experts in conflict prevention. Switzerland will hold the council's monthly rotating presidency in October.
Humanitarians & Peace — Europe — Switzerland — Geneva Conventions 1949 — U.N. Security Council (UNSC) — International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) — Sierra Leone — United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) — World Meteorological Organization (WMO) — U.N. Environment (UNEP) — International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) — Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) Foundation — U.N. Office at Geneva (UNOG) — Algeria — China — Ecuador — France — Guyana — Japan — Malta — Mozambique — Slovenia — South Korea — United Kingdom (U.K.) — United States (U.S.) — Russia — Ukraine — U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
