Special Appeal 2025 – Emergency Lifeline
… 2023 and 2024—despite protection under international humanitarian law. As violence cripples hospitals, blocks …
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Azerbaijan: Celebrating 75 Years of the Geneva Conventions and promoting IHL
… anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the Red Cross … the domestic implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL). Representatives from state …
Job vacancies in Gaza - ILOT
… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. In …
Updated Commentary on the Geneva Conventions of August 12 1949. Volume III
… in the more than sixty years since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better … of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive …
Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime
… on their attitudes to war, conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross … Yvette Zegenhagen, head of International Humanitarian Law at Australian Red Cross, said it was …
Forced to flee: With millions on the move, the world must do better. But how?
… also stressed the importance of respecting International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and said ongoing violations of the …
EVENT: Launch of the Updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
… On the 17th of October, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … set out in the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT). International humanitarian law, at its core, is about …
Our Fundamental Principles
… framework that underpin the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … They are at the heart of the Movement’s humanitarian activities to help people in need … respect for international humanitarian law among states, armed groups and other …
Brunei: Senior military officers enhance practical knowledge of IHL
… part of its operations worldwide, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … to deepen their knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL). Besides the RBAF officers, military …
Sudan: Attacks in Kordofan states cause hundreds of deaths, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services
… and the collapse of essential services. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … of their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian objects. …
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