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Malaysia: A regional conference to strengthen protection for victims of war

… on the Arms Trade Treaty and strengthening international humanitarian law. ICRC legal adviser Gilles Giacca looks …

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Ethiopia: Enhanced emergency response in Gambella

… 2014, the ICRC and its partners within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … orthotic training.   Promoting international humanitarian law  In cooperation with the Ethiopian Red …

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Nigeria: Supporting host communities and displaced people in 2019

… or overcrowded camps. Along with other humanitarian actors, and in partnership with … generations, is to prevent violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law. …

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Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention on Wounded and Sick

… Conventions of 1949 form the foundation of international humanitarian law and provide a framework setting out the …

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What is IHL?

… Extract from ICRC publication " International humanitarian law: answers to your questions " International

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Care amid conflict: Stories of four Florence Nightingale Medal 2023 recipients

… these, some nurses display an exceptional humanitarian spirit , setting aside their own … former patients whose husband and mother-in-law her life and what it means to be a … How long have you been associated with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent were …

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3rd Pacific Islands IHL Roundtable: 2- 4 November 2021

… The Pacific Islands Roundtable on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) provides a dedicated forum for …

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Protecting vulnerable groups during conflict

… from the perspectives of IHL and Islamic law Islamic law is the bedrock of Islam and one … conduct in warfare. The similarities in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Islamic law of war …

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China: Future lawyers contend for regional title at Hong Kong moot court

… 07-03-2018 Beijing (ICRC) – Law students from 18 countries across the … region are testing their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) at the 16th Red Cross …

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Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Yemen

… in-kind assistance? We acknowledge that the humanitarian situation has become very … (YRCS) and the ICRC are members of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … if necessary.  International Humanitarian Law in Yemen What is the ICRC’s role in the …

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Two humanitarian workers (one from the ICRC and another one from the Yemeni Red Crescent) stand near each other surrounded by many piles of bags and boxes of food items

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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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.