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Pakistan: Health Care in Danger study undertaken in Karachi

… ambulances) were damaged. The South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), an independent site, … and 2014 some 40 doctors were killed due to terrorism.(5) This number is an understatement, … of doctors (1000 – 1500/year) due to terrorism and the search for better quality of …

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International Conference: Opening address by ICRC president

… issues of our time: migration and terrorism. Global migration has reached … role to play in the quest to reduce acts of terrorism and other forms of extreme violence. …

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B, General services, 1917- ongoing, 3313 metres of shelf space

The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva have an index number starting with the letter B. Particular attention should be drawn to the records pertaining to …

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Legal provisions - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop

… (c) taking of hostages; (d) acts of terrorism; (e) outrages upon personal dignity, …

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Ninth Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO).

… the lines between armed conflict and terrorism, with potentially adverse effects on IHL. While the legal frameworks governing terrorism and IHL have some common ground – IHL … and international conventions dealing with terrorism – the two legal regimes remain …

Statement

Ready-to-use workshop on sexual violence in armed conflict

… (c) taking of hostages; (d) acts of terrorism; (e) outrages upon personal dignity, …

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Russian Federation: ICRC and CSTO launch new format for dialogue

… of IHL to the fight against international terrorism, cyber warfare and the use of …

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International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

…   3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and …   3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and … applicability 3) The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism III. IHL and …

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Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict

… presents a moral dilemma for those fighting terrorism. China stressed that the principles …

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The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism

… non-State armed groups resorting to acts of terrorism, and the subsequent rallying of a … of the lines between armed conflict and terrorism, with potentially adverse effects on … the legal frameworks governing IHL and terrorism back into the spotlight. The …

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