Strengthening compliance with IHL, Fourth Meeting of all States, 23-24 April 2015
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Lebanon: Special photo exhibition marks key anniversary
… to other major crises, like the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. The issue of those …
Overview of ICRC activities in Lebanon since 1967
… 9: Exchange of 33 Lebanese civilians for one Israeli prisoner of war and four Israeli civilians. 1969 End of October: Seven … crossed the border between Lebanon and Israel. 1973 May 3: Evacuation of people with …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
… – for example in Afghanistan, Somalia or Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territory. …
Partnering for Humanity: Humanitarians and philanthropists working together
… 8% Mali / Niger: 7% Syrian Arab Republic: 8% Israel and the occupiedIsrael territories and the 4% South Sudan: 5% …
War pushing water shortages to breaking point in the Middle East, says ICRC report
… still recovering from conflicts in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, … production. But the conflicts in Syria and in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, … ICRC water and habitat coordinator in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, …
Bled dry - How war in the Middle East is bringing the region to the brink of a water catastrophe
… production. But the conflicts in Syria and in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, … ICRC water and habitat coordinator in Israel and the Palestinian Occupied Territory, … in Babil, Baghdad, Basrah and Ninawa. 24 Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory …
Gaza: Six months on, aid and reconstruction efforts struggle to make headway
… months after the end of the conflict between Israel and Gaza, tens of thousands of people … again. This, combined with the supplies from Israel and Egypt, provides at least 12 hours … In the border area between Gaza and Israel, 12 bulldozers levelled 750 hectares of …
2014 international humanitarian law competition in Israel
… law (IHL), the ICRC delegation in Israel and the occupied territories works with … Each year, the national IHL competition for Israel involves a series of fictional … - the Association for the Promotion of IHL in Israel. The team from The Hebrew University of …
Health Care in Danger: News
… El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Israel. The group developed recommendations …
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