COVID-19 response in Ethiopia
… respect and protection of health care, and humanitarian access during the … hardship by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and humanitarian principles. championing …
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Two new members appointed to the Assembly of the ICRC
… 14-05-2020 Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross … with a specialization in international humanitarian law from the Graduate Institute of …
Exceptional Florence Nightingale Medal awarded to nurses, midwives in captivity
… The year 2020 has also been designated as the International Year of the Nurse and the … who are deprived of liberty because of their humanitarian work. The prestigious Medal is … in line with international humanitarian law, we still see hospitals bombed, health …
Our work in the Middle East: Operational response to COVID-19
… COVID-19 crisis has become a priority for the International Committee of the Red Cross … and Middle East (NAME), as part of our core humanitarian work to protect and help people … respect for international humanitarian law, family reunification, and working with …
Webinar: Counter-terrorism, sanctions and humanitarian access in COVID-19 era
… Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in the COVID-19 Era from … moderated by Eva Svoboda, deputy director of Law & Policy at the ICRC. More information … available here . RELEVANT ICRC RESOURCES International Humanitarian Law And The …
Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in the COVID-19 Era
… of its first online thematic IHL workshop on "Humanitarian Access in the Context of … moderated by Eva Svoboda, Deputy Director of Law & Policy at the ICRC. RELEVANT ICRC RESOURCES International Humanitarian Law And The …
Management of the dead from the Islamic law and IHL perspectives: Considerations for humanitarian forensics
… violence and natural disasters under Islamic law and international humanitarian law. Among the issues and …
Philippines: ICRC response to COVID-19 (May 2020 edition)
… the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines, the International Committee of the Red Cross … staff ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER OTHER HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES / SUPPORT COTABATO … provisions of international humanitarian law (IHL) applicable during the COVID-19 …
ICRC writing competition IV: Tackling COVID-19
… The International Committee of the Red Cross is … COVID-19: Pandemics and International Humanitarian Law As witnessed over recent months, the …
Cameroon: Preventing a pandemic amid a crisis
… to promote the respect of human rights and international humanitarian law as well as the life and dignity of people …
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