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DigitHarium Month #1: Data Protection, Health Emergencies and Humanitarian responses

… tools may have from a "data protection in humanitarian action" perspective. During the … world – and what its implications are for humanitarian settings. Digital Dilemmas … Global Affairs, we published a piece on the Law and Policy Blog , introducing some of the …

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Violence in Tigray - our response

… to take place and there are now major humanitarian needs across the region. Families … Red Cross Society and other members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … parties on the need to respect applicable law, especially in terms of safeguarding …

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Ethiopia: Responding to humanitarian needs of people affected by violence and COVID-19

… January to December 2020 In 2020, the ICRC's humanitarian activities mainly focused on … displaced by conflict. ICRC also trains on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) among members of the defense and …

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Azerbaijan: ICRC response to escalation and COVID-19

… and Barda continued to deliver an effective humanitarian response to people affected by … strengthen capacity, in coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red … advisory support. International Humanitarian Law • • Over 200 legal professionals received …

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Webinar: New Technologies of Warfare and Challenges to International Humanitarian Law

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … on contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law (IHL). The second webinar in the series …

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ICRC humanitarian response in South Sudan: January to December 2020

… Throughout 2020, the International Committee of the Red Cross … of the COVID-19 pandemic. We met their urgent humanitarian needs, helped protect their lives … personnel in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and nearly 593 police personnel in …

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Digital Dilemmas Debate #1: Balancing the benefits and risks of digitalization in public health emergencies

… stakeholders from different sectors about the humanitarian digital transformation, its … Lead for Data Responsibility (OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data) Carmela Troncoso Speaker … Ana Beduschi Speaker Associate Professor of Law (University of Exeter) Garrett Mehl …

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Webinar Series: Convergences Between Buddhism and IHL (Part 2)

… Conflict The ICRC in collaboration with the International Association of Theravada … Interface between Buddhism and International Humanitarian Law (IHL). At Buddhism's core is the …

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ICRC signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Governmental Commission of Missing Persons of Kosovo

… of the missing persons in Kosovo, the International Committee of the Red Cross … ones. As stipulated in the international humanitarian law , the families have a right to know what …

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Pakistan: ICRC and Shariah Academy organize workshop on restraint in war

… The Shariah Academy – a constituent of the International Islamic University in Islamabad, … study emphasizes the need for harmony between laws and the values underpinning it, … listed in contemporary international humanitarian law (IHL) as war crimes are also …

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