South Sudan: January to June 2025 Facts & Figures
… to remind them of their obligations under international humanitarian law (IHL), and sensitization of all actors …
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The ICRC’s response to the needs of vulnerable migrants
… view of the global nature of migration, the International Commitee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … entitled to under international and domestic law, including the special protection afforded … migratory status. Operating under a strictly humanitarian mandate, we neither seek to …
Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention - 2017
… for remaining outside the Convention, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … the norm and ensuring respect for the law. States Parties have a responsibility, … weapons is a rule of customary international humanitarian law that is legally binding on all …
Prohibition and punishment of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
… and other forms of ill-treatment; key international instruments; key legal … forms of ill-treatment under international law; monitoring and reporting mechanisms; … ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW …
Access to education: Strategy
… will be complemented by our engagement in humanitarian diplomacy, in order to promote … through partnerships within and outside the International Red Cross and Red Crescent … the added value of its front line 5.2 Soft law provisions, regional and global experience …
Israel-Lebanon: Ceasefire an encouraging step for region exhausted by conflict
… 27 November 2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … facilitate the rapid and unimpeded flow of humanitarian aid for civilians wherever they … respect of international humanitarian law (IHL); the protection of civilians and …
Special Appeal 2025 - Climate change and conflict: Protecting the most vulnerable
… crises strain coping capacities and deepen humanitarian needs, as seen in the Sahel, Horn … of Africa, and Middle East. In response, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … set out in international humanitarian law (IHL) to protect and assist people affected …
China: High-level dialogue explores crisis reporting through Chinese and global media lenses
… On 25 November 2024, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … renowned media professionals, academics, humanitarian experts, and young journalists and … in upholding international humanitarian law, humanitarian principles and addressing the …
A future free of nuclear weapons is not only imaginable, it is also achievable
… of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) convened by International Physicians for the Prevention of … They are unacceptable from a moral, humanitarian and now legal perspective. Since … the reach of international humanitarian law, and the extent of human suffering we are …
Cyber warfare: IHL provides an additional layer of protection
… senior arms control adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross to the … and challenges they generate from technical, humanitarian, military and legal perspectives. … are regulated by international humanitarian law – IHL – just like any other weapon or means …
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