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Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza

… Abuja (ICRC) – The surgical team of the International Committee of the Red Cross … are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law. Healthcare facilities and personnel are …

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Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza

China: Annual International Humanitarian Law Summer Session Held in Jiangsu

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … (ICRC) organized its annual International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Summer Session on July 1-5 in …

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第十三届国际人道法暑期班学员和工作人员合影

South Africa: The 6th Commonwealth Conference

… Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law, co-hosted by the Pretoria Regional …

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image of the 6th Commonwealth Conference participants

The 1st African Conference on Health in Detention

… and to mutually foster respect for pertinent international law and standards. The conference will bring … for international law – both international humanitarian law and international human …

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International Humanitarian Law and China: Historical Timeline

… its accession to the Geneva Convention to the International Committee of the Red Cross. On … 1899 Hague Convention II with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land and its annex. … up the National Committee on International Humanitarian Law (NCIHL) to promote the …

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IHL and china: historical timeline

EVENT: Outer Space Military Operations: How to Safeguard Essential Civilian Services?

… services also contribute to every phase of humanitarian operations in emergency … systems? What are the existing limits under international law on military space operations, and are they …

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Russia–Ukraine international armed conflict: Your questions answered about the ICRC’s work

… us and our work for people affected by the international armed conflict between Russia … and Ukraine, who are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance including food, safe … obligations under international humanitarian law. In these conversations, we raise pressing …

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With more than 900 staff across Ukraine, we deliver aid, provide medicine, and carry out other life-saving activities for displaced people.

ICRC Observations on the Consultants’ Report: Protecting Essential Civilian Services on Earth from Disruption by Military Space Operations

… also contribute to every phase of the work of humanitarian organizations. Thus if, during an … To better understand these developments, the International Committee of the Red Cross … and strengthen international humanitarian law, the ICRC has identified the following …

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ICRC Observations on the Consultants’ Report: Protecting Essential Civilian Services on Earth from Disruption by Military Space Operations

ICRC office in Gaza surrounded by hundreds of displaced civilians, was damaged by nearby shelling

… metres of the office and residences of the International Committee of the Red Cross on … casualties.  "Firing so dangerously close to humanitarian structures, of whose locations … at risk. "Under international humanitarian law, parties to the conflict have an …

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Cyber operations create additional risks for people’s security and well-being

… Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross … often conducted in disregard of international humanitarian law.    Second, we are deeply concerned about …

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