Implementing international humanitarian law: 2020/2021 report
… 2020-2021 REPORT IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW … III) and civilians (GC IV). They also protect health care and medical personnel, units, facilities …
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Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts
… The ICRC and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) launched a joint discussion … dance and drama to promote the protection of health-care workers and facilities in times of …
International expert meeting report: The principle of proportionality
… an account of the debates that took place during a meeting of international experts … cannot always override humanity. In taking care to protect civilians, soldiers must … the term ‘injury’ encompasses all harm to the health of civilians or excludes some types of …
Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL
… By working party on public international law (COJUR) … on the protection of civilians and medical care in 8 WORKING PARTY ON PUBLIC … on the protection of medical workers and healthcare facilities – referring to its …
Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles
… two-day historical symposium entitled "Connecting with the Past: The Fundamental Principles … alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity during armed … be available during the conference at http://careforthefuture.exeter.ac.uk/events/ iv …
First to be Forgotten - Persons with Disability and Armed Conflict
… disabilities. Support mechanisms for accessing basic services such as water, sanitation, food, shelter and health care may be disrupted as well as existing …
Management of the dead from the Islamic law and IHL perspectives: Considerations for humanitarian forensics
… of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in … the humanitarian acts and services given by health-care personnel and aid societies in …
IHL resources for media professionals
… By knowing and referencing IHL, journalists not only … is an armed conflict? The ICRC takes great care in analysing a situation of violence with … injury to the body or to mental or physical health. customary international humanitarian …
Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL
… International Conference - Dambulla, Sri … humanitarian consequences. IHL strikes a careful balance between humanitarian concerns … as well as works and installations containing dangerous forces (such as nuclear power …
Framework for access to education
… The purpose of this document is to outline how and to what extent the International … March 2018. 3 account the voices of parents, caregivers and communities in various … was for education, compared with 25% for the health sector (ibid.). 12 ICRC, Children in …
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