Protecting Health Care: Key Recommendations
This guide provides recommendations for devising policies and strategies and for developing and implementing practical measures to prevent violence against patients, health-care workers and …
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Red Cross Red Crescent: Dying for a better life (magazine)
Dying for a better life; Horn of Africa faces a new dilemma; Migrants: 'Anywhere that is safe', The border of broken dream; A planet of extreme: climate versus new technologies and A stronger base …
Connecting with the Past: The Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement – A Critical Historical Perspective
This report summarizes the presentations and debates held at the conference "Connecting with the Past" at ICRC headquarters in Geneva on 16–17 September 2015. The conference was jointly organized by …
Red Cross Red Crescent: Lost in migration (magazine)
One hundred years after the establishment of the Central Tracing Agency and the International Prisoners-of-War Agency — both founded to better trace and protect people imprisoned or displaced due to …
Action by the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Event of Violations of International Humanitarian Law or of Other Fundamental Rules Protecting Persons in Situations of Violence
The guidelines concerning ICRC action in the event of violations of international humanitarian law have recently been reviewed and supplemented to take account of various developments that have …
Missing People, DNA Analysis and Identification of Human Remains: A Guide to Best Practice in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Armed Violence
The manual offers practical guidance to practitioners involved in the identification of the missing and who are using or planning to use forensic DNA analysis for this purpose. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic …
Professional Standards for Protection Work
Professional Standards for Protection Work (third edition) constitutes a set of minimum but essential standards aimed at ensuring that protection work carried out by human rights and humanitarian …
Primary Health-Care Services: Primary Level
In health emergencies as in periods of stability, restoring access to primary health-care services is a priority in so far as many problems can be dealt with by means of preventive care and …
Business and IHL: An introduction to the rights and obligations of business enterprises under international humanitarian law
The globilization of market economies offers new opportunities for business enterprises and they also give rise to risks. As business enterprises explore these opportunities, they are increasingly …
Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law
After six years of expert discussions and research, the ICRC has published the "Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law", which …
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