… effects of the nuclear explosions on human health, the environment and medical … activities, trade, communications, health-care facilities and schools. [10] No state or … ready to be launched within minutes the dangers of access to nuclear weapons and …
… Unprecedented stress on the most advanced health-care systems. Extreme strain on major … national and international actors, the danger can be averted. To contain the spread …
… insecurity and an increase in attacks on health facilities and humanitarian aid … conflict. We provide basic aid and medical care, improve their access to water and … The ARCS focal point for the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project participated in the HCiD …
… assisting with forensic equipment and mental health support as part of long-standing … its humanitarian mission in complicated and dangerous conflict environments. What is the … delicate operations. This trust, and our careful and principle-driven approach, is what …
… persons with mental disabilities and/or health conditions, and elderly people, should … to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to violations of … including access to adequate medical care. They must be protected against all forms …
… anniversary, I fear that we have reached a dangerous crossroads. Landmine victims may … 2025 commitments; and Victims can access the care, rehabilitation and socio-economic … and electrical facilities, hospitals and health services. Given the enormous costs for …
… Law (IHL), supporting hospitals and health facilities with equipment and supplies, … FAMILIES • Evacuated 300 children and 72 caretakers from Maygoma orphanage in Khartoum … • Broadcasted a set of HCiD (Health Care in Danger) radio spots on Omdurman National Radio …
… the conduct of hostilities; protection for health-care personnel and facilities; detention … limit the effects of war and to minimize the danger to civilians and prevent the …
… promotion of international law. In the eld of health, the ICRC is partnering with various … paperless and entirely cashless 150 bed healthcare facility providing multiple medical … I came across the ICRC's Health Care in Danger project launched globally to address …
… by any means possible. ICRC Haiti: Delivering health care amid growing insecurity The humanitarian … region of Liptako-Gourma is particularly dangerous for livestock farmers, who face the …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
