When preparing future practitioners means protecting health care
… Protecting health care is now a more pressing concern … Committee of the Red Cross's Health Care in Danger project, has devised a massive open …
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Pakistan newsletter: January-June 2016
… The latest newsletter from the ICRC delegation in Pakistan features a variety of articles, … of people with disabilities, and our work in Health Care in Danger. In conversation with Doctor …
ICRC and Parliaments: the fruitful collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union
… Respecting and ensuring respect for International … violence during armed conflicts 69 Protecting health care in conflict situations 72 IHL and the …
10 things the rules of war do
… The rules of war, also known as international humanitarian law: Protect those … right of civilians to be protected from the dangers of war and receive the help they need. Every possible care must be taken to avoid harming them or …
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… During 2015, the ICRC focused on helping people … on ICRC and IHL organized by the School of MidCareer Diplomats. • 70 officials from the … of sexual violence and the protection of health care during armed conflicts and other …
Urban violence and the ICRC's humanitarian response
… A growing global problem The destructive force of … and access to basic services such as health care and education. Many large cities of South …
The rule of law at the national and international levels: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2016
… session, Sixth Committee, Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, … of the law. In addition, the resolution on health care in danger calls on States to adopt and …
Implementing community-based approaches in response to internal displacement
… of displacement support, rather than undermine, communities' and individuals' … 4. UNHCR (2012) Operational Guidance Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Programming for … such as saving money by not seeking health care or by sending children out to work. …
Afghanistan’s health-care quandary: Travel treacherous roads for help, or wait for dawn?
… In Afghanistan, getting to a central hospital … law applies to armed conflicts, protecting health facilities, patients, medical staff and … posters with messages about protecting health care services and personnel so that those …
Speech by ICRC president addressing attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles
… Ladies and gentlemen, Dear colleagues, We met in New York exactly 149 days ago, for the … that have passed since then, attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles have …
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