Jakarta: Preparing Modern Armed Forces for Peacekeeping Operations in the 21st Century
… New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, …
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Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find
… Google, Amazon CloudFront, or Amazon S3.56 In Russia, there have been sustained efforts to … In response to domain fronting by Telegram, Russia also blocked nearly 16 million Amazon … 57 Maria Kiselyova and Jack Stubbs, “Russia Starts Blocking Telegram Messenger,” …
ICRC President statement on 150th Anniversary of the St Petersburg Declaration
… it was adopted by military powers convened by Russia to prohibit a new weapon that it had …
International Day of the Disappeared: Why it matters
… Nigeria • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Russia • Rwanda • Senegal • Serbia • South …
160 years on the side of humanity: A commitment that has never waned
… of letters from as early as 1870 (French-Prussian war). When Dunant got back to his … international armed conflict raging between Russia and Ukraine and the disruption of …
Gender equality and war: “No humanity, dignity, peace until international humanitarian law is upheld for all genders”
… when the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is dominating political …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2018
… it was adopted by military powers convened by Russia for the purpose of prohibiting a new …
ICRC’s Year in Pictures 2023: Delivering hope in an increasingly polarized world
… The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued to have a major …
Burkina Faso – food, water and health care are scarce
… even more vulnerable. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused shortages of raw …
“It’s time to elevate the laws of war to a political priority”
… of ever seeing the inside of a school. In the Russia – Ukraine international armed conflict …
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