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Seventy years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Reflections on the consequences of nuclear detonation

… the subject of an upcoming edition of the International Review of the Red Cross , due to … Movement on the recent Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. They … the framework of international humanitarian law. Picking up on what President Konoe said …

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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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Kenya / Tanzania / Djibouti: Refugees made 241,000 calls to families in 2015

… 470 police officers benefited from IHRL and humanitarian principles training     253 … in neighbouring countries, promoting international humanitarian law, providing basic aid and visiting detainees …

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The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies

… The Montreux Document is the result of an international process launched by the … to promote respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law whenever private …

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1993 Chemical Weapons Convention

… belongs to the category of instruments of international law that prohibit weapons deemed particularly … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …

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Autonomy, artificial intelligence and robotics: Technical aspects of human control

… 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … to ensure compliance with international law and to satisfy ethical concerns. This … to achieving compliance with international humanitarian law and avoiding adverse …

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Bangladesh: Cash grants help 6,000 families in Chattogram Hill Tracts

… she received the cash assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … the BDRCS. In times of COVID-19, our diverse humanitarian support like cash assistance, food … sessions on international humanitarian law, international human rights law, as well as …

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Yemen: Renewal of fighting is endangering tired, hungry and war-weary population

… the conflict in Yemen . In accordance with international humanitarian law, parties and states supporting them must do …

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Sudan: “The people of Al Fasher cannot be abandoned”

… to a situation which is dehumanizing. And international humanitarian law is a framework that can help us take a step …

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ICRC Emblem on canvas

Our history

… we have worked to help, protect and provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by … the Geneva Conventions and the birth of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … development of international humanitarian law and promoting respect for it by governments …

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 Humanitarian goods being delivered in Yemen in the 1960s.

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