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Childhood memories between playfields and battlefields

The latest escalation which broke out in May 2021 in Gaza and Israel is one of the most intense hostilities that we, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have witnessed in the region …

Article

Launch of the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention

… succession, international criminal justice, terrorism and international humanitarian law. …

Event

Crisis in Yemen: tipping point for international humanitarian action?

… at least in the public perception. Counter-terrorism strategies, air strikes and a UN …

Article

Majority of millennials see catastrophic war as real possibility, and believe there should be limits

… next at 52 percent; increasing poverty and terrorism were next, both with 47 percent; and …

News release

"The last time they saw her, she just had a fever"

A colleague's reflections from Ebola's epicentre Zawadi's sorrowful cry stabs me in the heart. I see her body bend and shrink as her breath seems to fight against her rage. Five unrecognizable human …

Article

Mirjana Spoljaric: "We can elevate the protection of children in armed conflict as a political priority"

… to prisons, including as part of counter-terrorism measures. Children are punished for …

Law and policy topic

International Humanitarian Law Bibliography

… * Le terme terrorisme et ses incidences sur la protection … des personnes en droit international : terrorisme, le mot qui blesse ? Camille … de actor armado y la revisión de los actos de terrorismo en el DIH consuetudinario : ¿un …

Law and policy topic

The Geneva Conventions are for all of us

… challenges of conflict, including counter-terrorism operations in armed conflict. IHL …

Law and policy topic

Protecting Civilians against Digital Threats ICRC’s Humanitarian Cyber Diplomacy in the “EU Bubble”

As digital technologies take center stage in contemporary armed conflicts, the Brussels Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) engages with key EU partners advocating for …

Law and policy topic

Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL

… UNGA 74 high-level side event on ‘UN counter-terrorism frameworks and sanctions regimes – … how to ensure compatibility between counter-terrorism measures, sanctions and principled … to discuss the impact of global counter-terrorism measures and existing sanction …

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