ICRC Pakistan: Snapshot 2021
… year 2021 has been an interesting one for the International Committee of the Red Cross … creating spaces for dialogue on international humanitarian law (IHL), sensitizing journalists on ethical …
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Convention on Cluster Munitions: Interoperability and national legislation – the view of the ICRC
… and National Legislation The View of the International Committee of the Red Cross … CCM, Article 21 also seeks to ensure that the humanitarian goals of the CCM are not … of States, particularly those with a common law legal tradition, have adopted domestic …
Atomic weapons and non-directed missiles: ICRC statement, 1950
… 05-04-1950 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, - … hoping to see a reaffirmation of the rules of law and their extension to ensure protection … considerations. But if, in a strictly humanitarian capacity, it can aid in solving …
The weapons issue: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 1996
… 31-12-1996 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. … dual categorization of arms in international humanitarian law, which regulates all weapons in accordance …
Weapons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2012
… General Debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. United … to look more closely at the "catastrophic humanitarian consequences" of any use of … and rules of international humanitarian law. Finally, the Movement calls on all States …
The history and negotiation of Protocol V to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… 31-12-2004 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. … of war.2 This new instrument of international humanitarian law, the fifth protocol to the CCW, is an …
ICRC President: "The international community must act to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan"
… great beauty, but also one of heartbreak. The International Committee of the Red Cross has … As many listening today have heard me say, humanitarian action must not be conditioned to … to implement the carve-out in their domestic laws so that humanitarian actors can operate …
After 20 years of visits, ICRC calls for transfers of eligible Guantanamo detainees
… at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, the International Committee of the Red Cross is … the more they and their families suffer. The humanitarian rationale for enabling those to … the conditions of detention are in line with laws and internationally recognized standards. …
Dwindling medical supplies in northern Ethiopia prevents health workers from aiding those in need
… as medical supplies dwindle, with delivery of humanitarian assistance seriously hampered by … to respect the rules and obligation of international humanitarian law, which provide that civilians are …
ICRC launches new fund to boost climate action in its humanitarian programmes
… Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross today … bolster climate and environment action in its humanitarian operations worldwide. The Climate … implementation of international humanitarian law to protect the environment The initial …
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