Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL
… Red Cross Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law, co-hosted by the ICRC, Australian …
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Food security
… felt more than in countries already facing humanitarian crises and torn apart by decades of warfare or instability. International humanitarian law includes rules to prevent starvation and …
Health care in danger: Launch of a common core on ethics
… and debate cycle on principles guiding humanitarian action. Watch the photogallery of … David Benton , Chief Executive Officer, International Council of Nurses Luc Besançon, … General Secretary & Chief Executive Officer, International Pharmaceutical Federation Otmar …
Kenya: Facts & Figures 2024
… 2024 marks the Golden Jubilee of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … our work. We remain committed to conducting humanitarian activities for vulnerable … of promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL) principles to enhance understanding …
Standing together against sexual and gender-based violence
… by sexual and gender-based violence. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … to restate their commitment to international humanitarian law. The law is clear: rape and other forms of …
Conduct of hostilities and protection of civilians
… International law regulates the methods and means of warfare. … legitimate military objectives and the humanitarian objective of reducing suffering, particularly among civilians. International law on the conduct of hostilities …
Ethiopia: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures
… Staying Humanitarian in a World That Won’t Stand Still … protection civilians are entitled to under international law. None of this would be possible without our …
China: University of San Agustin garnered the championship in the 22nd IHL Moot Court for Asia-Pacific Region
… – On March 9, 2024, the 22nd Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court Competition for the …
Bangladesh: University of Dhaka wins national rounds of the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … Moot Court Competition on international humanitarian law (IHL) . The main objective of the …
IHL: a primer for House of Commons staff
… International Humanitarian Law... in three hours. An impossible feat, some … to the audience and their work. What is International Humanitarian Law? Rules of War. …
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.