ICRC: Jordan quarterly update
… Police and Gendarmerie got familiar with international humanitarian law rules and international policing standards …
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Photojournalism - Call for entries for the 2018 edition of the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'Or Award
… 2011 and endowed with 8,000 euros, the ICRC Humanitarian Visa d'or Award is awarded each … the most people possible about violations of international humanitarian law. In this case, violations linked to cities …
China: Senior military officers seek greater respect for law of armed conflict at sea
… in Shanghai for a regional workshop on the law of armed conflict at sea to be held from 8 to 11 May. The International Committee of the Red Cross … to naval warfare and current issues about humanitarian action at sea during the four …
Protecting livestock in South Sudan
… as many children are fed on goat milk. The International Committee of the Red Cross … KNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) AND THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS …
Code of conduct of the ICRC
… Ethics, Risk and Compliance Office International Committee of the Red Cross … is key to achieving sustainable and impactful humanitarian action. The nature of the ICRC’s … or prison). ICRC 6. Employees must obey the law of whether such advantage benefits the the …
ICRC: Health-care workers suffer attacks every single week
… in the Central African Republic where an International Committee of the Red Cross … for attacks that violate international humanitarian law. The destruction of health infrastructure …
Speech by ICRC president: Launch of professional standards for protection work
… being waged without any regard for life and law; and the increasing prevalence and … nature of conflict, which inscribes humanitarian actions increasingly in the long-term;And the internationalization of conflicts, which adds …
The future urban battlefield: Implications of new technologies
… and opportunities. In March 2018, the International Committee of the Red Cross … (ICRC), Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law (APCML) and Program on the Regulation of … experts on the potential legal, ethical and humanitarian implications of the use of new …
30 years of ICRC in Nigeria: Teenagers affected by armed conflict and violence tell their stories through photos
… Abuja (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross … an authentic and un-edited account of the humanitarian challenges many Nigerians are … of civilians under international humanitarian law to reconnecting families separated by …
ICRC president's address: Peace-building and conflict prevention
… lie in the grave, ongoing failure of the international community to protect ordinary … into the conflicts of tomorrow. Frontline humanitarian action is a vital stabilizing … the promotion of international humanitarian law. Without the stabilizing effect of both - …
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