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150 years of Swiss humanitarian commitment
- The Geneva Conventions in the Federal Archives
A century and a half ago, Switzerland became the guarantor of the first Geneva Convention of 1864, embodying the two main elements of its then nascent foreign policy: neutrality and humanitarian tradition. In 1949, the country reiterated its call to create legal standards to regulate armed conflict. This is illustrated by two documents in the archive.
Notification to attend the Geneva Conference by the Federal Council, 6 June 1864