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Our Strategies, Policies and Code of Conduct

… Strategy is the roadmap that guides our humanitarian efforts and objectives. Grounded … practice, history and statutes of the ICRC; international humanitarian law; our Fundamental Principles and the …

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In eastern Jordan, Mafraq, an ICRC employee tells Syrian refugees about the services available to re-establish contact with relatives.

Burkina Faso: Anyone being held must be treated with humanity and dignity

… Ouagadougou (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … at the erosion of respect for international humanitarian law in Burkina Faso over the last few months. …

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We are here with a common goal: to eliminate nuclear weapons

… by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, … we do that? First and foremost, by keeping humanitarian considerations at the centre of … creation that stands above and beyond the law. Just like any other weapon, the use of …

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Missing migrants and their families: Journeys of uncertainty

… discussion at the Humanitarium to discuss humanitarian issues around missing migrants and … a variety of actors from governments, International Organization for Migration and International Red Cross and Red Crescent …

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Searching for people missing in connection with the 1992–1993 armed conflict in Abkhazia

… meeting on 29 May in Istanbul, Türkiye. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … between the participants, grounded in the humanitarian principles of the coordination … she added. Under international humanitarian law (IHL), families have the right to know what …

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Gender equality is a marker of peace and security

… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … culture of restraint and compliance with the law is promoted across armed forces' doctrine, … these operations in service of international humanitarian law's obligations regarding …

Statement

Ethiopia: Impact of explosive weapons in populated areas

… Union state members and experts assess humanitarian impact of explosive weapons in … event, included member states, experts, international organizations and military … understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL) as well as technical and military …

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Syria: Suffering in Eastern Ghouta reaches “critical point”

… 18-12-2017 Geneva/Damascus (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … houses being affected. Under international humanitarian law, these places must be spared during …

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China: the “people on war” survey presented to media

… people truly believe in the importance of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions, and the …

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Migration: Our work in the Middle East

… and supporting their families, and providing humanitarian forensic support. They also … seekers, who have special protection under international law. Background ICRC More than 244 million …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.