Colombia: Experts from 23 countries discuss challenges to humanitarian law
… de la XXXII Asistencia de salud en peligro (Health Care in Danger) Moderación: El Salvador. Maddelin …
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Egypt: Facts and Figures Jan - Dec 2019
… from ERC and EAO attended the regional health care in danger meeting held in April 2019 in Beirut. 30 …
Armenia: Limited access to education – the unseen consequence of conflict
… in the walls intersect with posters about danger of landmines and how to stay safe. It's … access to farmland and water, emergency health care as well as issues of economic, social and …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The art of stopping the moment
… to the latest data from the Ministry of Health of the DR Congo, 894 cases of infection … general precautions. © John Wessels A health worker helps a patient with Ebola out of …
Guiding Principles / Model Law on the Missing
… everywhere as a person before the law. § Care should be taken in the elaboration of any … examination and shall receive adequate health care, as the case may be. Such … to whom it relates, or a family member, in danger. 32 Article 15 Submission of a tracing …
Brazil: Protecting schools from attacks in 2022
… of armed violence on education and health services. This includes the schools, …
Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Iraq
… Medico-Legal Directorate of the Ministry of Health at +964 780 717 1201 or +964 773 499 … Medico-Legal Department of the Ministry of Health. For human remains of missing persons in … Medico-Legal Directorate of the Ministry of Health at +964 780 717 1201 or +964 773 499 …
EVENT: Outer Space Military Operations: How to Safeguard Essential Civilian Services?
… transportation, food and agriculture, health care, financial services, disaster prevention … In any event, the foreseeable long-term danger that the debris would pose to civilian …
Report: Protracted conflict and humanitarian action
… also works deeply with regard to the various health, water, livelihood and protection … to long-term needs in terms of education, health care, food security, water, electricity, law …
Ready-to-use workshop on principles guiding humanitarian action
… on its own initiative, offer to collect and care for the wounded, sick and shipwrecked. 2. … be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human … approaching British warships of the imminent danger to which the minefield exposed them. …
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