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UNITED NATIONS - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that 70 years after countries adopted the Geneva Conventions to limit the barbarity of war, the terrible suffering in conflicts today shows they are not being respected.Red Cross chief: Geneva Conventions are not being respected
UNITED NATIONS - The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Tuesday that 70 years after countries adopted the Geneva Conventions to limit the barbarity of war, the terrible suffering in conflicts today shows they are not being respected. Peter Maurer told a U.N. Security Council meeting marking the anniversary that continued violations of the rules in the conventions doesn't mean they are inadequate, «but rather that efforts to ensure respect are inadequate.» «We can --- and must --- do more. You can do more,» he told the 15 council members. The four Geneva Conventions were adopted on Aug. 11, 1949, and have been u...Keep on reading: Red Cross chief: Geneva Conventions are not being respected Read more