… of war. This type of hazard is a latent danger in urban and rural areas where the … individuals 1,500 people had access to health services, including 810 wounded and … injured had access to health services and care protocols. All these situations served to …
… sanitation and electricity, and deprived of health care; such privation is aggravated when cities … civilian harm. Because urban warfare endangers civilians in ways particular to it, …
… reports on the environmental, social, health and safety (ESHS) performance of the … receiving displaced persons) will be carefully planned and implemented. This Parent … is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children; and …
While the ICRC was working on the publication of the first Commentaries to the newly adopted Geneva Conventions of 1949, it sent National Societies and Governments five "Information Notes", entitled …
… its humanitarian mission in complicated and dangerous conflict environments. Does the … cannot be set aside. They require comfort, care, assistance, and protection—just as …
… business activities because of their age, health condition or other circumstances. We … community awareness on safe behavior and danger of mines and unexploded devices, and … the ICRC and the German Red Cross. Health Care medical staff of three hospitals in …
… etc.) and access essential services (medical care, education, etc.). For other actors … shelter and essential services, such as health care and education. While doing so, … a normal life, thereby exposing them to danger. Ultimately, achieving a durable …
… error, and placing them in the cross-hairs of danger when things go wrong. She cited recent … the rise of new actors and the attacks on health care personnel and medical facilities have …
… exchange, provided that there will be no danger of his becoming an infidel again. 13. … targets. In martyrdom attacks, much more care should be taken to prevent the deaths and … and companies’ issues. Chapter 10 – About health 61. The Health Commission of the …
… humanitarian consequences. IHL strikes a careful balance between humanitarian concerns … wounded and the sick must be collected and cared for by the party in whose power they … as well as works and installations containing dangerous forces (such as nuclear power …
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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.
