Ammon News - Jordan is due to host the High-Level Conference on Humanity in War in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to a statement released on Thursday by the six founding states of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law.

His Majesty King Abdullah II and the leaders of Brazil, China, France, Kazakhstan and South Africa, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), invite leaders of all states to come together at this pivotal time, the statement said.

The leaders said the world must stand united in reaffirming that the rules of war "are fundamental to preserving our shared humanity in times of conflict", and that these rules must be upheld universally, impartially and consistently.

Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan and South Africa, together with the ICRC, launched the Global International Humanitarian Law initiative in September 2024, out of a deep sense of responsibility and urgency to end brutality, unconscionable human suffering, and destruction in war.

To date, 99 states from all regions of the world have formally joined the global initiative. Twenty-seven states are co-leading seven thematic work streams to develop practical recommendations to strengthen respect for International Humanitarian Law and to address challenges posed by contemporary evolutions of warfare.

The initiative’s founding member states urged all countries to join them in this effort and to unite around the shared responsibility to prevent atrocities and protect humanity in times of war.

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