Security Council

Security Council Meets on 70th Anniversary of Geneva Conventions

13 August 2019

Jacek Czaputowicz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland and President of the Security Council for August, said in the meeting that the strengthening of international law has always been a priority for Poland. Underlining the continued relevance of the Geneva Conventions in the modern context, he spotlighted the obligation to protect civilians, prisoners of war and the wounded and shipwrecked.

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