The potential human cost of cyber operations
… attacks against electrical grids and the health-care sector have underscored the vulnerability … be attacks on research facilities that store dangerous materials, such as viruses. B. Cyber …
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Practising humanity in changing conflict
… – the obligation to treat all people in your care humanely. So, here is what humanity looks … areas; and the persistent attacks against healthcare facilities, staff and patients in … be infuriating that you could not strike a dangerous enemy because too many civilians …
Fifth Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL
… to ensure that victims were able to access care. *** Mr Malby, speaking on behalf of Ms … its impact on humanitarian work, migration, health and urban challenges (including urban … for people not to move, even when it was dangerous to stay behind. Both the …
Operational update on Libya: Fierce fighting amid fears of protracted violence
… of indiscriminate attacks, it is increasingly dangerous for medical workers to help the … two months. Respecting neutral and impartial health care in general remains a major concern. …
Working together to protect health care across Asia-Pacific
… Representatives of health ministries, medical associations, … committed to work on ensuring that health care is safe from disruption and violence in … Maciej Polkowski, head of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative at International …
Study on the management and operationalization of Health Care in Danger as a cross-cutting initiative
… commissioned an external evaluation of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative. This evaluation took …
Jakarta: Preparing Modern Armed Forces for Peacekeeping Operations in the 21st Century
… (TNI) The UN Perspective – UN Representative Health Care in Danger ICRC initiative – Lorenzo Caraffi (ICRC …
Malaysia: Young volunteers learn that “Health Care in Danger” is really a matter of life and death
… medical assistance, but attempts to provide health care often leave volunteers, facilities and … to prepare health-care workers for the dangers they may face while deployed. …
Report of Meeting of Representatives of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law
… most basic goods and services (water, food, health care), or separation from family members, of … of works and installations containing dangerous forces. The Committee has also …
Conflict and the struggle for health care in north-east Nigeria
… grandchild. Upon first sight, the Shokwari health centre seems rudimentary at best. It … the city's main hospital to get basic health care. "The hospital is overcrowded, sometimes … lack of access to health care. Health care in danger The Shokwari health centre may have …
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