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 The Geneva Conventions and the Red Cross
 
The rage o war, howevermitigated, will always fll the worldwith calamity and horror; let it notthen be unnecessarily extended;let animosity and hostility ceasetogether; and no man be longerdeemed an enemy, than while hissword is drawn against us.Samuel Johnson
 
 This booklet gives generalinormation about the protectionthat virtually all states in theworld have agreed shall beprovided to the lives and saetyo victims o armed conict,both civilian and military.States that accept the GenevaConventions and, whereapplicable, their AdditionalProtocols bind themselves toollow these essential rules. The booklet also explainsthe connections between theConventions and the Red Crossmovement, which originallypromoted them. Achieving the humanitarianaims o the Conventionsdepends on their key eaturesbeing widely known by peoplein all countries – this publicationis part o the British Red Cross’contribution to that goal.
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