News Philippines: face-to-face visit with three abducted ICRC workers 28-1-2009 News release 22-1-2009 News release Section Protecting humanitarian workers and international humanitarian law
Baghdad. Federation Health delegate , Iraqi Red Crescent volunteer and ICRC Cooperation delegate.©Federation/BLACK, ChristopherHumanitarian workers often work in places where security is a serious concern. This is especially so in countries where an armed conflict is ongoing. For members of humanitarian organisations, the general principle regarding the protection of civilians is strengthened by other specific rules of international humanitarian law. 1-1-2009 TV spot: Keep health workers safe!When people are wounded or fall sick during armed conflict and internal violence, health workers are there to help, but they don't take sides. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Films\Protection) ICRC film Includes Video 31-3-2007 Humanitarian actors - International Review of the Red Cross, No. 865![]() Multiple humanitarian actors with different objectives, principles and modi operandi intervene in situations of armed conflict and internal violence in order to alleviate the plight of the victims: governmental and non-governmental organisations, international organisations, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and private companies, among others. The diversity of actors and approaches can help to alleviate suffering if they manage to act in a complementary fashion, on the basis of their respective operational abilities. This edition explores the distinctive characteristics of the diverse actors and the need to build and nurture an effective partnership among them. (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Humanitarian workers) International Review of the Red Cross 31-12-1995 "Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel" : Presentation and analysis(Info resources\International Review\1995 - No. 309) International Review of the Red Cross 16-11-2009 Health care: one of the first casualties of warWhen armed conflict breaks out, hospitals and health workers are sometimes attacked, ambulances can be prevented from reaching the wounded and a lack of basic services, like water and electricity, can bring surgical procedures grinding to a halt. The ICRC’s chief war surgeon, Marco Baldan, explains why health care must be better respected and protected in situations of armed violence. (ICRC Activities\Assistance\Health) Interview Includes Photo 28-1-1998 "Protecting the Protectors"International Committee of the Red Cross delegation to the United Nations and New York University School of Law, Fifteenth annual seminar for diplomats on international humanitarian law. Address by Paul Grossrieder, Director for General Affairs, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva. (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Humanitarian workers) Official statement 30-6-2002 Legal considerations regarding the protection of humanitarian workers in the fieldArticle by Alexandre Faite, legal adviser, ICRC. Published in "Secure 02", a Finnish Red Cross publication, June 2002 (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Humanitarian workers) Press article 30-6-2002 Security in ICRC field operationsArticle by Philippe Dind, delegate in charge of security, retired, ICRC. Published in "Secure 02", a Finnish Red Cross publication, June 2002 (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Humanitarian workers) Press article 19-1-1998 Respect for and protection of the personnel of humanitarian organizationsPreparatory document drafted by the International Committee of the Red Cross
for the first periodical meeting on international humanitarian law
Geneva, 19 - 23 January 1998 (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Humanitarian workers) Report 5-12-1997 Seminar on the security of humanitarian personnel in the field for non-governmental organisations (NGOs)International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Graduate Institute for International studies (GIIS) - At the Graduate Institute for International Studies (GIIS), Geneva, 5 December 1997 (Humanitarian law\Protected persons and property\Humanitarian workers) Report 1-12-1995 Report on the Use of Armed Protection for Humanitarian AssistanceExtract from Working Paper, ICRC and International Federation, Council of delegates,Geneva, 1-2 December 1995 (Focus\RC Movement\Council of Delegates\1995) Report |