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Jordan: ICRC response to needs from April to July 2017

… of Health, Royal Medical Services and several humanitarian organizations.  Organized a … the Jordanian Minister of Health. PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES The ICRC:  …

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Policy paper: Missing migrants

… is clarified. This is an often invisible humanitarian consequence of migration. … Refugees offer a unique opportunity for the international community to address this … are entitled under international and domestic law, but we adopted an inclusive description …

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Philippines: Marawi’s missing: Red Cross website helps reunite families

… the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … ICRC is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization whose exclusively … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. For …

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Roundtable on ensuring respect of international humanitarian law in peace support missions in Africa

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … rules of international human rights and humanitarian law (IHL and IHRL), and that its mission …

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ICRC called on states to address the issue of violence against health care

… framework of the celebration of the African Humanitarian Week which culminated with the … from the 12th joint AU-ICRC Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in October 2014 under the …

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ICRC and the African Union commemorate 25 years of partnership

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … aim of the cooperation was to cooperate on humanitarian issues related to armed conflict, … and respect for, international humanitarian law by AU member states and provide legal …

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Malaysia opens first-ever regional centre for military and international humanitarian law

… first-ever regional centre for Military and International Humanitarian Law. Hosted on the campus of the National …

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Missing migrants: Forensic experts from the Asia-Pacific region emphasize information-sharing

… The ICRC hosted a full-day workshop on humanitarian forensic work during the annual … through the application of forensic science. International police agencies such as Interpol … are enshrined in international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law

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The 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions: A historical perspective

… in 1977, are amongst the most widely ratified international instruments, with 174 States … form the foundations of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL). China was one of the vanguard …

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South Asia experts to discuss protection of cultural property during armed conflict

… – The 7th South Asian Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the government of …

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