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The ICRC, the international relief agency, has decided to distribute 500 Korean translations of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols to North Korea, according to RFA.

The International Committee of the Red Cross, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, decided at the first international humanitarian law conference in Pyongyang, attended by senior officials from the North Korean Red Cross , from 9 to 11 September.

More than 30 people from the North Korean Red Cross attended the meeting held at the International Red Cross office in Pyongyang.

The Geneva Convention, also known as the Red Cross Treaty, aims to protect the wounded, patients, prisoners and detainees from the dangers and risks of war in the event of armed conflict, such as war, in order to lighten wars as much as possible.

"This conference will introduce participants to the broad lines of international humanitarian law and address issues in the Middle East and in other parts of the world where armed conflict is ongoing," said Larry Mayby, Deputy Chief of the International Committee. of the Red Cross in Beijing, China. "He said.

"This meeting, which was part of one of the humanitarian activities, aimed to sensitize members of the North Korean Red Cross to international humanitarian law," he said. "She seems to have achieved the goal with enthusiastic attention and active participation of North Korean officials." .

The International Committee of the Red Cross said that the first meeting in North Korea would not only strengthen the education and capabilities of international humanitarian law, but also create links with other social sectors.

In addition, North Korea will focus this year on suburban health, water and sanitation, risk awareness and the rehabilitation of unexploded hazards during the Korean War. promoting international humanitarian law and building the capacity of civil society.

The International Red Cross, which has been actively supporting humanitarian aid since 2002, is a humanitarian relief organization created to protect the victims of prisoners, prisoners and internally displaced persons in armed conflicts such as war and civil war in accordance with the Geneva Convention and the Common Law.