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Addis Ababa: ICRC president urges more respect of IHL by AU member states for effective “Silencing the guns in Africa by 2020”

… Ababa (ICRC) – President Peter Maurer of the International Committee of the Red Cross … and partners, on how to better respond to humanitarian challenges in Ethiopia and on the … respect of international humanitarian law (IHL)," said Maurer. "IHL compliance and …

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Yemen: August to September 2019 ICRC activities

… In August and September, the International Committee of the Red Cross … on alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) during the conduct of hostilities …

Report

Yemen: 2019 ICRC activities

… of the dead and deliver training sessions on international humanitarian law.  Find out more about our activities in …

Report

Israeli and Palestinian millennials are ‘most pessimistic’ on prospects for peace

… peace, according to a survey conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross … and the values underpinning international humanitarian law. Many of the answers given by Palestinian …

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

… 16-01-2020 International Committee of the Red Cross … and the values underpinning international humanitarian law, such as the use of torture against enemy …

News release

Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime

… on their attitudes to war, conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross … Yvette Zegenhagen, head of International Humanitarian Law at Australian Red Cross, said it was …

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Youth volunteers turn communicators for #RedCross #RedCrescent

… knowledge and skills on communication and international humanitarian law (IHL). Their main goal was to become …

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UN Charter and IHL complement each other to reduce suffering and preserve dignity

… the Charter of the United Nations to Maintain International Peace and Security" As delivered … The United Nations Charter and international humanitarian law, or IHL, are much like these two prize …

Statement

Syria: Alarming humanitarian situation in the northwest

… 03-01-2020 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross … concerned by the further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in northwestern Syria. … the front lines. International humanitarian law prohibits: - committing any acts of …

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Malaysia: Military lawyers delve deeper into law of armed conflict at sea

… The Centre for Military and International Humanitarian Law (COMIHL) organized a regional course on …

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