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Autonomous weapon systems technical, military, legal and humanitarian aspects

… Expert meeting report The ICRC convened an international … and moral challenges need to be considered carefully. There is the question of whether … could. 11 US Surgeon General’s Office, Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) IV Operation Iraqi …

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The International Committee of the Red Cross as guardian of international humanitarian law

… The ICRC acts as the guardian of international humanitarian law, a complex role … of the Conventions and Protocols. [12 ] A careful look at these texts, however, shows … surgery, rehabilitation of amputees, public health, sanitation, nutrition and supply of …

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Reducing Suffering During Armed Conflict: The Interface Between Buddhism and IHL

International Conference - Dambulla, Sri … humanitarian consequences. IHL strikes a careful balance between humanitarian concerns … as well as works and installations containing dangerous forces (such as nuclear power …

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Evaluation of Innovation at the ICRC 2018-2023

… This is a summary of the final report for the Evaluation of Innovation … in Energy, Virtual Reality, Digital Health, and most recently Generative AI. These … how initiative failures might impact their careers. Establishing a culture of innovation …

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Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 - 3-year Frame Agreement - Solar Lamp

… Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is … water supply, sanitation, school buildings, health clinics, reception centers, etc. 3.3 … prescribed by contracting authorities. Care must be taken in preparing the technical …

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How diverse leadership shaped responses to COVID-19 within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

… The Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) in collaboration with the Global Network for … their programs and workplaces to new public health requirements – leaders from countries … shape humanitarian responses. The global health emergency caused by COVID-19 is a …

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International Humanitarian Law Bibliography

… The ICRC International Humanitarian Law Bibliography … law including blockading ports, attacks on health facilities, violence against … and zoo animals, highly dependent on human care, are slaughtered, looted, bombed or …

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Assessment of ICRC’s evaluation function: Final report

… The ICRC commissioned this assessment in 2019 to analyse the capacity and capability … development economics, and public health and infectious diseases. Glenn O’Neil, … Evaluation’ (2017), and the ‘ICRC Health Care in Danger Evaluation Report’ (2017) 27 …

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Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection

… An ICRC report published in Dec 2017 Migrants: Vulnerabilities & … affect their physical integrity and mental health. Every year, thousands of migrants … with access to education and healthcare. In this framework, we also support the …

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Policy paper: Missing migrants

… Every day around the world, an alarming number of migrants go missing, either in … parents or persons in charge of his or her care should be informed about the detention … of needs of families. It included mental-health and psychosocial group activities, …

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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.

IHL treaties

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 IHL

Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.