Central America Annual Report 2019
… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization that operates … and strengthening international humanitarian law (IHL) and universal humanitarian …
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Migration and Internal Displacement: An Uncertain Journey
… is an issue that remains in the shadows. The International Committee of the Red Cross … years now to identify and address the serious humanitarian consequences of displacement and … to specific protection under international law, are included in this description. More …
Conference on sexual and gender-based violence in Oslo
… violence. Yves Daccord, director general, International Committee of the Red Cross … is like many others from war zones and from humanitarian crises from all continents. No … groups towards increasing respect of the laws of war. We visit detainees to ensure …
Communities need space to protect themselves and States must be proactive in granting it
… or break the norms that protect universal humanitarian laws and principles. Whether a city is bombed … be clearer in your support for the respect of international humanitarian law – and in …
45,000 Minutes of Hope are not Enough
… by weapon bearers operating outside the law. Our work also involves trying to mitigate some of the humanitarian consequences of violence against … with the support of civil society and the international community. The ICRC will pursue …
A New Phase in the Search for Missing People
… to head up the regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross … behind its enactment. The reason for such a law was clear: the urgent need to establish a … after losing touch. The ICRC addresses the humanitarian consequences of conflict and …
Ethiopia: A renewed interest in international humanitarian law
… start work as a legal officer advising the International Department with MFA on IHL and … with Dr Habtamu Simachew (left), dean of Law School of Wollo University, awarding books … to study and know more about International Humanitarian Law (IHL), a tendency which was …
Marawi conflict: 2 years on, over 100,000 people still have no homes to return to
… said Martin Thalmann, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives … and compliance of international humanitarian law. ICRC News Release No. 19/02 22 May 2019 …
Mexico Annual Report 2019
… continued to cause suffering and had serious humanitarian consequences. The violence … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. … the security forces to promote and integrate international norms and standards in their law …
Philippines: ICRC and UP Law Center work together to relaunch the Asia Pacific Journal on IHL
… 'new and improved' Asia-Pacific Journal on International Humanitarian Law (APJIHL). Nine IHL experts from …
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