It was enacted to give effect to the
Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and to the
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.
Section 1 This section amends the
Geneva Conventions Act 1957 to recognise the red crystal symbol as an emblem of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Section 2 This section amends section 4 of the
United Nations Personnel Act 1997 to give legal protections to those delivering humanitarian, political or development goals.
Section 3 – Commencement, extent and short title • This section came into force on the beginning of 2 July 2009. • Section 1, relating to the Protocol III to the Geneva Conventions, came into force on 5 April 2010. It was extended, with modifications, to
Guernsey, on 15 January 2011. • Section 2, relating to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, came into force on 23 April 2010. ==See also==