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Focusing on most urgent needs of Yemenis as conflict enters its second year

… entered its second year with huge and urgent humanitarian needs. Ordinary people have paid … Mohammed Abdullah/ICRC JANUARY-JUNE 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS IN … respect for the international humanitarian law with the ultimate aim of protecting the …

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Judicial guarantees and safeguards – Factsheet

… is crucial to ensuring respect for international law and to the interests of justice. The … 130 GC III; Art. 147 GC IV). International humanitarian law applicable to …

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Nairobi Delegation: Facts & Figures ~ January - June 2021

… worked to promote knowledge and respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and cultivate acceptance for …

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Nigeria: Facts and figures for 2019

… ICRC IN NIGERIA JANUARY - DECEMBER 2019 “As humanitarian workers, it is our obligation to … Humanitarian workers put their lives The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … persons displaced international humanitarian law and international were reached, the needs …

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Protecting health care: Liberian Army sets example

… showing how to better balance security and humanitarian considerations. Taking stock of the results of an international process Chapter 13 of the AFL "Law of Armed Conflict training manual" features …

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Nigeria: Judges, staff of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice focus on IHL at workshop

… attended a two-day training workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) on 6 March 2019 – also called the law

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Ethiopia Bulletin, January- December 2022

… able to organise the delivery of emergency humanitarian assistance, particularly medical … of family links), as well as the respect of international humanitarian law. In this newsletter you will find some …

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New warfare technologies, new protection challenges

… This humanitarian action webcast, co-produced by the … Mr. Claude Bruderlein, Strategic Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross Ms. … International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School Professor Brian Rappert, Sociology, …

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Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected

… use should be avoided at all costs, says the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … no general prohibition under international humanitarian law against using heavy explosive weapons in …

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Civilian air rescue operation wins the Health Care in Danger special award for the Arma 3 contest

… of entries that contain clear references to International Humanitarian Law rules", says Christian Rouffaer, ICRC legal …

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