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Pakistan: Essay competition highlights violence against health staff

… (Islamabad) – At an award ceremony today, the International Committee of the Red Cross … special assistant to the prime minister on law and justice, along with representatives of … an essay competition on a topic related to humanitarian and social issues in Pakistan. …

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Massive humanitarian needs in Yemen as conflict continues

… the country faces one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world. Around three … food for themselves. Over the past year, the International Committee of the Red Cross … respect for the international humanitarian law with the ultimate aim of protecting the …

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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement deplores the deaths of civilians and six Nigerian Red Cross aid workers

… 18-01-2017 The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … Red Cross workers were in Rann as part of a humanitarian operation bringing food to more … obligations under international humanitarian law to ensure that civilians are not affected …

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Philippines: Mindanao Newsletter 2016

… suffering by promoting the respect for international humanitarian law (IHL). If respected by the parties to …

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International Review of the Red Cross - Book Review Guidelines

… interested in writing a book review for the International Review of the Red Cross. … of major book publications on international humanitarian law, humanitarian policy, or humanitarian

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Malaysia: Generating respect for IHL through policy engagement

… a seminar on "Generating Respect for International Humanitarian Law in Today's World" with the Institute of …

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ICRC digital tools for IHL promotion

… of digital tools for teaching and learning international humanitarian law. The digital tools range from treaty and …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… الدولي الإن�ساني ‪ -‬مطبوعات‬ ‫‪20‬‬ ‫‪International Humanitarian Law - Publications‬‬ ‫القانون الدولي الإن�ساني …

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Australia: Working with militaries to ensure humane treatment of detainees

… with loved ones. As part of its mandate under international humanitarian law, the International Committee of the Red …

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Forensic science and humanitarian action

… be searched for, recovered and identified. Humanitarian work has come to include these … of weapon contamination. Armed conflict Under international humanitarian law, the remains of people who have died …

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