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Kosovo: 19 years after conflict, over 1,600 people still missing

… Agim Gashi, the head of mission for the International Committee of the Red Cross … to increase their efforts in solving this humanitarian problem that continues to affect … uncertainty. Under international humanitarian law, the former parties to the conflict bear …

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Myanmar: Babies on their back, young mothers trudge through jungles as conflict escalates in Kachin

… the outskirts of Myit Kyi Na. The team of the International Committee of the Red Cross … and ensuring their rights under international humanitarian law are not violated. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / HLA …

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ICRC and World Bank partner to enhance support in fragile and conflict-affected settings

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … effectiveness; and help shape the global humanitarian and development agenda. Violence … and strengthen international humanitarian law. The World Bank seeks to reduce extreme …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Code of conduct of the ICRC

…  Ethics, Risk and Compliance Office          International Committee of the Red Cross … Code of Conduct (the “Code”)1 exclusively humanitarian mission. applies to all ICRC … or prison). ICRC 6. Employees must obey the law of whether such advantage benefits the the …

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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 …

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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 …

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