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Republic of Korea: Exhibition on ‘torn apart’ lives of conflict affected people

… on March 19 in Seoul. Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … awareness among the Korean public of the humanitarian consequences of conflict and at … works to promote international humanitarian law and foster support for the ICRC activities …

News release

Reconnecting families

… We work together, according to the same humanitarian principles, as a unique worldwide … Central Tracing Agency bureau for the international armed conflict between the … are protected by international humanitarian law in international and non-international

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo, an ICRC delegate helps reunite a two-year-old with his mother, after being separated for three weeks.

Practising humanity in changing conflict

… to be here at the heart of Australian International Relations at the Bell School and … as a moral statement; as international law, and as diplomacy - a high point in the humanitarian multilateralism which has a long …

Statement

TPNW entry into force marks the beginning of the end of nuclear weapons

… and comprehensively prohibited under international law. Future generations will look back at this … weapons is unacceptable from a moral, humanitarian and now also legal point of view. …

Statement

Malaysia: 19th national IHL moot court competition 2022

… with a local university to organize an International Humanitarian Law moot court competition where students argue …

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Our government partnerships

… enable us to protect and provide crucial humanitarian assistance to people whose lives … armed conflict while promoting respect for international humanitarian law. The Donor Support Group The ICRC Donor …

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Inauguration of the ICRC sub-delegation in Dori, Burkina Faso, in the presence of government authorities.

Life after losing a limb

… dreams. Ali is now conducting his PhD on International Humanitarian Law, and Qassem is now a renowned romantic …

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Russian Federation: Regulating private military and security companies

… the ICRC and the Russian Association of International Law. Charles Sabga, ICRC adviser on … to regulate them better. Both international humanitarian law and human rights law apply to …

Law and policy topic

Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons

… Conventional Weapons (CCW) is one of the key international instruments underpinning … to this important treaty of international humanitarian law, and we continue to encourage States not …

Statement

Conflict in Syria: Finding hope among the ruins

… their lives. A further 13.5 million rely on humanitarian assistance to survive. … the ANU Centre for Military and Security Law , the launch brought together a panel of … for communities caught in the crossfire. International law expert Dr Yasmin Naqvi made …

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