Viet Nam: Experts from 16 countries in Asia-Pacific to delve into IHL, related themes
… 14th Southeast and Northeast Asia Session on International Humanitarian Law being organized from today in Hanoi, Viet …
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The missing in Lebanon: We’re halfway there
… November 2018, the Lebanese Parliament passed Law 105, the Law on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared, a … non-discriminatory National Commission with a humanitarian mandate to clarify the fate and …
Seoul: Over 60 officers of Special Warfare Command attend lecture on IHL
… and commanders attended a lecture on Global Humanitarian Activities of ICRC and International Humanitarian Law at Seoul on 10 April. The lecture was part …
Indonesia: 28 States discuss issues, challenges of modern-day peacekeeping operations
… Protection of civilians was at the core of the international conference on Preparing Modern … years, the ICRC has observed the evolution of humanitarian issues and challenges on the … dissemination of international humanitarian law (IHL) for TNI's officers and gathered 145 …
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Workshop on providing better support for families of missing
… Bosnia and Herzegovina . Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … and foremost with States. Under international humanitarian law, families have the right to know what has …
Speech by Hugo Slim to the UN Economic and Social Council Humanitarian Affairs Segment
… 70 years on – as States, belligerents, humanitarian and development actors - is to ensure respect for the law in the reality of war today. Some specific … areas. Today's urban warfare confronts humanitarian and development actors with harm …
Malaysia: Young volunteers learn that “Health Care in Danger” is really a matter of life and death
… to prepare them for the challenges faced by humanitarian actors in the field. The group of … in Perak. The session was moderated by the International Committee of the Red Cross … providers, including enforcing strict laws. The session helped expand the youth's …
Malaysia: 16th national IHL moot court competition 2019
… with the local university to organize an International Humanitarian Law moot court competition where students …
Jakarta: Preparing Modern Armed Forces for Peacekeeping Operations in the 21st Century
… The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … focus on the implementation of International Humanitarian Law in the framework of peace operations, with …
We must consider the full spectrum of durable solutions to effectively address needs of displaced
… in Africa and beyond, the delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross witness the humanitarian consequences of displacement and … violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. …
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