From Solferino to Gaza: Even Wars have Limits



Friday, 16. October 2009 | 8:30 Uhr

Speaker

Angelo Gnädinger

Organisation

ICRC Geneva

Reporting

Angelo Gnaedinger from the International Red Cross (ICRC) talked about ICRC missions in conflicts in regions such as Israel/Palestine, in the Balkans, Sudan and Afghanistan. With only a few exceptions, the wars were fought between ethnic groups and not between countries. Despite international guidelines – which have been accepted by almost every country – civilians still suffer most from these conflicts.

Angelo Gnädinger

Angelo Gnaedinger, born in 1951, trained as a lawyer and served as examining magistrate in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen before joining the ICRC in 1984.

Following initial field assignments in the Middle East and Africa he held various posts at the ICRC’s Department of Operations in Geneva. In particular, he was head of the Detention Division from 1992 to 1994, Delegate-General for Western and Central Europe and the Balkans from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, he was appointed Delegate-General for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He is Director-General since 2002. Mr Gnaedinger is married and has two children.

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