Switzerland, as the Depositary State of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, will organize the election of the 15 members of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) on 20 November 2026 in Bern.
Switzerland, in its capacity as the Depositary, invites the 78 States Parties to the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions that have accepted the competence of the IHFFC to participate in the election of the 15 members of the Commission.
States are invited to submit to the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, by 12 June 2026, the nomination of their candidate, together with a curriculum vitae in English and French.
