Gaza: ICRC delivers urgent medical supplies
… in close coordination with authorities in Israel, and in cooperation with authorities in …
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Enhancing protection in armed conflict through domestic law and policy
… YASSER Mostafa Mr ZOGHBI Tanios Iraq Ireland Israel Israel Japan Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya … Society Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission of Israel, Geneva HR and Humanitarian Affairs …
Australia: The hidden cost of conflict
… Norway, Philippines, Chechnya, Russia, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Papua New Guinea. Sarah …
The troubling (and rising) human toll in Gaza
… of the violence on the border of Gaza and Israel, in particular, the high number of … locations along the border fence with Israel, approximately 1500 people required … ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza. “We recognize Israel’s security concerns, yet it is …
The ICRC at Davos: Tech partnerships, augmented reality and the cruelty of war
… and suffering can smoulder for years. Congo, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2018
… Syrian Arab Republic 176.8 Iraq Yemen Yemen Israel Territories Israeland andthe the Occupied Occupied … treatment and living conditions of detainees ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES Fostering …
Migration: Our work in the Middle East
… migrants held in detention facilities in Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and … in Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, …
Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention - 2017
… the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Israel, Egypt, Palestine and South Sudan to …
Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
… (PLO) which while it was designated by Israel as a terrorist group, nevertheless it …
Changing the narrative on IHL
… from Italy, the Netherlands, the US and Israel. During the research project, the …
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