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The signing of the first Geneva Convention in 1846

Video. What are the Geneva Conventions and what do they mean in modern war?

Updated: 15/08/2019 - 12:14 GMT+2

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the agreement of the fourth and final Geneva Convention following an 85-year process of defining the rules of war

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