Sri Lanka: Waiting for answers
Between July and September 2017, we started conducting lectures on ambiguous loss for students and professionals in the fields of psychology and counselling to raise awareness of it, with the aim of …
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Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2017
… developments in the UN’s approach to counter-terrorism – a global policy that will continue … we will repeat our position on counter-terrorism and humanitarian action. UN reform … indispensable to their survival. Counter-terrorism and the criminalization of …
Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection
… this misses the point about the complexity of terrorism, its origins and how it manifests itself, noting that terrorism already operates well beyond the …
When war comes to town
War in Cities Symposium 28 November 2017, Humanitarium, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC President, Peter Maurer . Tonight, I will start with the broader picture: conflict dynamics and the humanitarian …
Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
… dares to interfere with our fight against terrorism, we will return fire in the name of … will be carried out to fight against terrorism and protect the territorial … Fodavan military however, amounts to a war on terrorism. Ergo, the jurisdiction of Article …
Rwanda: Future lawyers square up in simulated war-crimes trial
… competition, a public lecture themed "IHL and Terrorism" shall be delivered to law students, …
My message to the Movement: It’s time to awaken the giant.
… as national security policies and counter terrorism measures threaten to override …
IHL resources for media professionals
By knowing and referencing IHL, journalists not only enhance their reporting and foster better safety for themselves on the ground, but they also promote a better understanding of armed conflict …
The 13th Joint AU-ICRC Seminar Held Under the Theme of 'Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and International Humanitarian Law'
… of the seminar was dedicated to the theme "Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and International Humanitarian Law." … AU member states affected by the scourge of terrorism, the African Commission on Human and …
Measures to eliminate international terrorism: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2017
… by the ICRC, New York, October 2017. Terrorism negates the fundamental principle of … of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns all acts of terrorism, whether committed within or outside … communities and individuals. The rise of terrorism is a growing concern domestically …
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