“The ICRC has a long history of engaging with armed forces as part of our mandate and work to ensure humanitarian norms and international humanitarian law are integrated into training and decision making,” said Ann-Marie McCabe, the ICRC’s head of mission in Australia. “By promoting a better understanding of and respect for the laws of war, and encouraging their integration into military training and operations, we can work together to reduce human suffering in armed conflict.”
The symposium, which took place from 4 - 6 November, focused on ways to apply the laws of war specific to naval warfare, including maritime search and rescue, detention and humanitarian agreements during armed conflict at sea.
Now in its ninth iteration, the annual event is co-hosted by the ICRC in a different host country each year, with recent symposiums taking place in the Republic of Korea and Indonesia.
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