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Namibia: Red Cross exhibition marks 60th anniversary of Geneva Conventions
Windhoek (ICRC) – At a ceremony held today, exactly 60 years after the Geneva Conventions were signed, Namibia's prime minister, ... signed, Namibia's prime minister, Nahas Angula, declared open a ...
- 2009-08-12
- News Release
- Archived page
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - Treaties and customary law
      
      Geneva Conventions
- Places
  - Africa
    - Namibia
Namibia: a long journey to prison
The provincial town of Katima Mulilo in Namibia's northern Caprivi Region is the starting point of a very long journey for many ... 11-07-2006 Feature The provincial town of Katima Mulilo in Namibia's ...
- 2006-07-11
- Feature
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Visiting detainees
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Reuniting families
- Places
  - Africa
    - Namibia
- People
  - Prisoners of war and detainees
Namibia: helping families visit their loved ones in detention
Each year since 2002, over 350 people visit their relatives detained in Namibian detention centres in relation to the events in ... , the ICRC and Namibia Red Cross Society (NRCS) help families visit ...
- 2011-11-08
- Feature
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Reuniting families
- Places
  - Africa
    - Namibia
- People
  - Prisoners of war and detainees
Namibia: assembly members and officials discuss humanitarian law
... law (IHL) for over 40 members of Namibia's national assembly, as well as senior officials from key national offices and ministries. ... 40 members of Namibia's national assembly, as well as senior ...
- 2006-03-10
- News Release
- Archived page
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - IHL in domestic law
- Places
  - Africa
    - Namibia
- Places
  - Africa
    - Zimbabwe
Namibia: Angolan refugees learn about the landmines threat
... Southern Africa completed a mine risk education course for Angolan refugees in the Republic of Namibia. ... mine risk education course for Angolan refugees in the Republic of Namibia.
- 2006-02-28
- News Release
- Archived page
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Mine action
- Places
  - Africa
    - Angola
- Places
  - Africa
    - Namibia
- Places
  - Africa
    - Zimbabwe
Restoring family links: bringing Caprivi families to visit their detained relatives in Namibia
As the rest of the world marked May Day, more than 140 people from the Caprivi Strip of Namibia were rejoicing from a different ... Strip of Namibia were rejoicing from a different perspective: ...
- 2007-05-21
- Feature
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Reuniting families
- Places
  - Africa
    - Namibia
- Places
  - Africa
    - Zimbabwe
International Review of the Red Cross
This section contains online copies dating back to 1995 of the International Review of the Red Cross, ... To this end, a pragmatic approach may be necessary, taking the perspective of armed groups into ...
- 2009-03-24
- Section
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - Protected persons
      
      Refugees and displaced persons
Reuniting families
Conflict and disasters leave more than physical wounds: in the turmoil, panic and ... one aircraft and many happy families Namibia: helping families visit their loved ones in detention Somalia/Kenya: ...
- 2010-03-23
- Section
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Reuniting families
The ICRC worldwide
... Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, ...
- 2009-06-26
- Section
Finances and budget
Amid this upheaval, the ICRC focused on ensuring that the funds provided by its donors would not in any way be put at risk by ... Given these circumstances, KCHF -29,779 of unrestricted reserves was ...
- 2010-03-23
- Section
- Topic
  - About the ICRC
    - Finances
ICRC delegations: Africa
Please note that e-mail addresses are for professional use only. 20-04-2012 Contact Please note that e-mail addresses are for professional use only. ... (++228) 221 06 87 e-mail Tunisia ICRC regional ...
- 2012-04-20
- Contact
- Topic
  - About the ICRC
    - Contacts
Children affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence
4082 Workshop report, Geneva, 14-16 March 2011 Workshop report: CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF ... 3 FOREwORD By Angela Gussing, Deputy Director of Operations, ICRC ...
- 2011-11-17
- Publication
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Protecting civilians
- Topic
  - Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - Protected persons
      
      Children
- People
  - Children
Maps of ICRC operations in Africa
Countries covered: Zimbabwe, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia. ... Maps: Rwanda Maps of ICRC operations in Rwanda Maps: Somalia Maps of ICRC operations in Somalia Maps: Sudan Maps of ICRC operations in Sudan Maps ...
- 2011-04-01
- Section
- Places
  - Africa
    - Angola
- Places
  - Africa
    - Benin
- Places
  - Africa
    - Botswana
- Places
  - Africa
    - Burkina Faso
- Places
  - Africa
    - Burundi
From the end of the Second World War to the dawn of the third millennium : the activities of the International Committee of ...
François Bugnion 30-04-1995 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 305, by François Bugnion François Bugnion, ... He served the institution in Israel and the occupied territories (1970 ...
- 1995-04-30
- Article
- by: François Bugnion
- Topic
  - About the ICRC
    - History
      
      Since 1945
Various mechanisms and approaches for implementing international humanitarian law and protecting and assisting war victims
This may result in different approaches to ensuring compliance with international humanitarian law: judicial recourse, ... This may result in different approaches to ensuring compliance with ...
- 2009-06-30
- Article
- by: Toni Pfanner
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - IHL in domestic law
The ICRC's Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law: the challenge of national implementation
While a number of international mechanisms have been developed to promote compliance with humanitarian law, ... In all cases, however, the Advisory Service is designed to work in close cooperation with ...
- 1996-06-30
- Article
- by: Paul Berman
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Building respect for IHL
      
      Advisory Service
Women, human rights and international humanitarian law
In 1979, for example, the international community adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against ... However, it is in the context of human rights law rather than ...
- 1998-09-30
- Article
- by: Judith Gardam
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - Protected persons
      
      Women
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - IHL and other legal regimes
      
      IHL and human rights
- People
  - Women
Study on customary international humanitarian law: A contribution to the understanding and respect for the rule of law in ...
Introduction In the 50 years or so since the adoption of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, mankind has experienced an alarming ... Even so, there have been numerous violations of these treaties, ...
- 2005-03-31
- Article
- by: Jean-Marie Henckaerts
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - Treaties and customary law
      
      Customary law
Humanitarianism and conflict in a post-Cold War world
A new reality of global power Iraq’s invasion of ... with beneficial effects in Lebanon, South Yemen, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Eritrea, Cambodia, for the peace process in the Middle ...
- 1999-09-30
- Article
- by: Alan Munro
- Topic
  - Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
Global norms and international humanitarian law: an Asian perspective
An important preliminary point to note is that all three concepts in the equation — Asia, international humanitarian law and ... Underpinned by the principles set out in the 1969 Vienna Convention on ...
- 2001-03-31
- Article
- by: Ramesh Thakur
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - IHL in domestic law
Overview of the ICRC's operations in 2003
Development of conflict environments For an organization such as the ICRC, it is important at regular intervals to assess overall ... Others erupted immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and ...
- 2002-12-23
- Miscellaneous
- Archived page
- Topic
  - About the ICRC
    - Finances
Zimbabwe: keeping up with evolving humanitarian needs
What activities does the ICRC pursue in Malawi, Zambia and Namibia? ... Among our activities with the national societies the region, we also run a family visit program with the Namibia Red Cross Society.
- 2011-10-28
- Interview
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Ensuring economic security
- Topic
  - ICRC activities
    - Health
      
      Primary health care
- Places
  - Africa
    - Zimbabwe
- People
  - Prisoners of war and detainees
Explosive remnants of war and the Movement strategy on landmines
Since explosive remnants of war create risks for the civilian population similar to those posed by landmines, ... These include most States in the Americas, Africa and Europe, as well as 45 mine ...
- 2003-06-30
- Miscellaneous
- Topic
  - Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    - Council of delegates
      
      2003
National implementation of international humanitarian law – Biannual update, January to June 2004
Namibia The Geneva Conventions Act of 2003, No. 15 of 2003, was promulgated on 28 November 2003, published on 18 December 20034 ... Court of Namibia for the purpose of determining the prisoner-of- ...
- 2004-09-30
- Article
- Topic
  - International humanitarian law
    - IHL in domestic law
Zimbabwe: training security forces in international humanitarian law
... the Zimbabwe Prison Services and guest students from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia. ... Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zambia as well as Zimbabwe itself.
- 2005-01-21
- News Release
- Archived page
- Places
  - Africa
    - Zimbabwe