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ICRC leads discussion on the management of scarce water resources during protracted armed conflict

… including governments, water experts, humanitarian and development actors. Ahead of … of knowledge about water resources and international law; and, ultimately, it identifies research …

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Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

… CCW needs to be reviewed against prevailing humanitarian concerns, military weapons … Weapons Working paper submitted by the International Committee of the Red Cross 8 … a major pillar of international humanitarian law. The CCW and its Protocols embody the …

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Promoting International Humanitarian Law among Rwandan law students

… Annual National Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL).  The event, jointly organized by …

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ICRC Statement to Counter Terrorism Committee Meeting on 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373

… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross on … be improved. As guardian of international humanitarian law and considering our mandate to assist and …

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Venezuela – helping those most in need

… DELEGATION In the third quarter of 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross … international norms on the use of force in law enforcement operations. Four working … of Public Defence, and the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Directorate …

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Reducing Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare: A Commander’s Handbook

… While the humanitarian consequences of urban combat are … alike in identifying ways to do so, the International Committee of the Red Cross … frameworks of international humanitarian law (IHL) in urban settings and assembles …

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Mongolia: Three-party MoU signed on IHL assessment study

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … study on the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) in Mongolia. The study aims notably …

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Each time a partnership or a support relationship is formed, there is the potential to reduce human suffering – or worsen human suffering

… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross to … The ICRC, as a neutral and impartial humanitarian organization with operations in … and expertise in international humanitarian law (IHL), is uniquely positioned to evaluate …

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DigitHarium Month #8: Cyber operations against humanitarian organizations

… important role in modern life, including in humanitarian work. Like many changes, this has … articles)     NEW! Scenario 25 of the Cyber Law Toolkit - "Cyber disruption of … assistance" A State involved in an international armed conflict hacks into the …

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Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2021 gets rolling

… What role does the media play in reporting humanitarian crises? How does journalism … ? These are some of the issues that the International Committee of the Red Cross … crises" and "International humanitarian law (IHL): The nuclear ban treaty". For the …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.