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Egypt: Enhancing skills in handling emergency trauma

… 21-10-2014 Cairo (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … of that organization to respond to emergency humanitarian needs, especially by … incorporation of international humanitarian law into domestic legislation, military …

News release

Papua New Guinea: Bougainville government adopts missing persons policy

… 21-10-2014 Port Moresby (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … parties to the conflict under international humanitarian law to clarify the fate and whereabouts of …

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Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014

… 2014. In light of the forthcoming 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and … enhancing the effectiveness of international humanitarian law (IHL) compliance mechanisms, and to work …

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Advancement of women: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014

… conflict. They may be victims, combatants, humanitarian workers, bystanders or actors of … violence.  Sexual violence is a violation of international humanitarian law.  It is not inevitable and it can be …

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Promotion and protection of the rights of children: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014

… especially children. Boys and girls who are unlawfully recruited, used in hostilities or … by human rights law at all times, and by international humanitarian law (IHL) during both …

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Syria: ICRC delivers urgently needed medical aid to Yarmouk camp

… 16-10-2014  Geneva/Damascus (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … of their obligation under international humanitarian law to protect and spare civilians at all …

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Sri Lanka: ICRC marks 25 years of humanitarian work in the country

… 15-10-2014 Colombo (ICRC) – On 16 October, the International Committee of the Red Cross … (ICRC) will mark the 25th anniversary of its humanitarian activities in Sri Lanka. "During … it promotes international humanitarian law among armed forces personnel, government …

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Belgium: Experts discuss detention in armed conflict

… the applicable legal norms for detention in international and non-international armed … by the Flanders Fields Conference of Military Law and the Law of War , which will be held in … organized a colloquium on international humanitarian law every year since 2000 as part …

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The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014

… by the ICRC, New York, 15 October 2014. The International Committee of the Red Cross … in the effective enforcement of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). States bear the primary …

Statement

Weapons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014

… General debate on all disarmament and international security agenda items. United … York, 14 October 2014. In the course of its humanitarian work in countless armed conflicts … violations of international humanitarian law, endangered humanitarian assistance and …

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