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The Paul Reuter Prize on International Humanitarian Law 2015 - Call for Applications

Professor Sivakumaran receives the 10th Paul Reuter Prize from François Bugnion for his book on 'The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict'. ( click here for more info ) The Paul Reuter Fund was …

Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law

Strengthening protection for victims of armed conflict in a world of complex crises will be the central theme of a four-day conference in Canberra from 20-23 July, co-hosted by the Australian …

Canberra, Australia

Water and sanitation course: From emergency towards development.

This course will train engineers and scientists to plan, implement and monitor emergency water and sanitation programmes, and will help them better understand the organizational context of …

Colombia: Experts from 23 countries discuss challenges to humanitarian law

Cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas are among the topics for the third Conference of National Committees on International Humanitarian Law of …

Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles

  A conference report and a detailed program are available for download at the bottom of this page. On 16 and 17 September, the ICRC, the University of Exeter and the UK Arts and Humanities Research …

Humanitarium

Stubborn realities, shared humanity: History in the service of humanitarian action

  This livestreamed public event, held on 16 September gathered internationally recognized historians, academics and senior humanitarian practitioners to discuss the doctrine of humanitarian …

Humanitarium

Panel Debate on the Fundamental Principles

On September 21, the European Parliament Standing Rapporteur on Humanitarian Aid and the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement organized a panel debate on the Fundamental Principles   50 years ago, the Red …

European Parliament Information Office in Brussels

Australia: How is IHL relevant in modern humanitarian crises?

Médecins Sans Frontières Australia (MSF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are hosting a symposium on the relevance and application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in …

National Library of Australia

Uniting around the principle of humanity – Event at the UN General Assembly

The ICRC and the State of Kuwait are co-hosting a high-level event at the UN General Assembly in New-York. The event will bring together ICRC and UN humanitarian leaders with political, civil and …

http://webtv.un.org

Launch of report on urban services during protracted armed conflict

50 million people in urban areas face protracted and repeated armed violence. The direct impact of conflict is visible and well understood, but there is less research into the cumulative, long-term …

London