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Mali: ICRC activities, January – August 2014
… Promoting international humanitarian law The ICRC promotes IHL among the Malian armed forces, international armed forces in Mali and other …
Somalia: Using traditional law in dialogues with armed groups
… The main sources of international humanitarian law (IHL) are international treaty and …
Mali: Parliamentarians sharpen their awareness of international humanitarian law
… of their role in promoting and implementing international humanitarian law at national level. "It is the …
Australia: ICRC delegation to Australia in Second World War
… Red Cross took the lead in the local humanitarian response to the war – including … of the Second World War, there was no international convention covering the … the Strengthening International Humanitarian Law project, the ICRC is leading a major …
Peacekeeping operations: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… agreements to focus as well on the rule of law, security sector reforms, humanitarian assistance and the protection of … concerning the legal framework (including international humanitarian law) governing such …
ICRC president discusses operational priorities in Brussels
… (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … Stylianides, European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management. The … promoter of international humanitarian law and supporter of the ICRC. "In today's …
Russian Federation: Conference on information security, cyber-warfare and international law
… An international conference on cyber security, the humanitarian consequences of cyber wars and … the application of international humanitarian law took place in Moscow recently. The event …
Refugees, returnees and displaced persons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions. United Nations, … has reached an unprecedented level. If the international community is to curb this trend, … ensure respect for international humanitarian law, as set out in Article 1 common to the …
The ICRC and the Iran-Iraq war: The ICRC Library digs up the Annual Reports
… view of the grave and repeated breaches of international humanitarian law committed by both parties to the conflict, …
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