75th Anniversary of Geneva Conventions reaffirms relevance, calls for States to recommit
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Sri Lanka: Responding to needs
… its first meeting First-time mooters take on international humanitarian law Facts and figures Tuan Zaharan/ICRC …
Nigeria: From Biafra War refugee to IHL lecturer
… instrumental in his becoming a teacher of international humanitarian law. Barrister Okanga. Okanga remembers one …
Harnessing the potential of AI to uncover patterns of violence
… series of twelve projects of the Engineering Humanitarian Action (EHA) initiative launched … fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … accordance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Uncovering patterns of violence will …
Nairobi Delegation Facts and Figures: July - December 2020
… societies response to the pandemic. the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … our regular operations adjusted its ongoing humanitarian response and continued, whilst … new income- for International Humanitarian Law. generating activities. Equally. 2 senior …
South Africa: The 23rd Southern Africa and Indian Ocean States Regional IHL Seminar
… in collaboration with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the … on the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). This Seminar brought together legal …
Ethical principles of health care in conflict and emergencies
… Peter Maurer, 30 June 2015 The nature of humanitarian work often has me deliver speeches … the World Medical Association (WMA), the International Committee of Military Medicine … all know, modern international humanitarian law (IHL) originated from the idea that …
War in cities: Towards a holistic response
… symposium entitled "War in Cities", the International Committee of the Red Cross … Review of the Red Cross, Head of Law and Policy Forum, ICRC Panelists David … fostering greater respect for international humanitarian law. Through continuous bilateral …
Syria: Fears for civilian population as key water plant remains out of action
… 08-11-2019 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … any necessary repairs." International Humanitarian Law aims at ensuring that basic needs of …
War in cities: Towards a holistic response
… symposium on "War in Cities", the ICRC, the International Institute for Strategic Studies … of certain rules of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) related to the conduct of hostilities …
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