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The year ahead – ICRC’s 2022 priorities in the UK and Ireland

… and other situations of violence.  Counter terrorism and restrictive measures Counter-terrorism measures, at home and overseas, are … UK and Irish authorities.  Linked to counter terrorism operations overseas are restrictive …

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Millennials think World War Three is likely in their lifetime

… critical than unemployment, health care and terrorism. The ICRC Millennials on War  report … followed by climate change (55 per cent), terrorism (54 per cent), increasing poverty … per cent), increasing poverty (47 per cent), terrorism (47 per cent), war and armed …

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Contemporary challenges to IHL – security detention

… persons suspected of involvement in acts of terrorism has provoked considerable debate, … as a preventive measure in the fight against terrorism. This, again, has raised questions …

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Gender-sensitive reintegration in context

… Statement Open briefing of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Remarks by Dr. Cordula … need to distinguish between those involved in terrorism and their accompanying family … this context may also be victims of acts of terrorism. But it still merits emphasis that …

Statement

The 18th ICRC essay competition for East African universities

… non-State armed groups that resort to acts of terrorism. In response, States and … have developed increasingly robust counterterrorism measures... The International … of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns acts of terrorism regardless of their perpetrators, …

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Sri Lanka - A year for the ICRC to expand its response

… on Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism); Dr Sara De Silva (Senior Lecturer, … on the legal definition of the concept of terrorism in international law. Joanna … as the legal definition of the concept of terrorism; acts of terror and developments in …

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Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance: ICRC statement to the United Nations, ECOSOC HAS General Debate

… displaced people in urban settings; counter-terrorism measures; and navigating the nexus … of urban displacement. Secondly, counter-terrorism measures . Responsibility for … the community of States, including in counter-terrorism operations. The ICRC underscores the …

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Implementing IHL in West Africa

… include discussions on migration, counter-terrorism, weapons, internal displacement, and … Convention in ECOWAS 8 SESSION 2: IHL, Terrorism and Counter–Terrorism 11 SESSION 3: Migration 14 SESSION …

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Strengthening coordination of UN humanitarian and disaster relief assistance: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2017

… developments in the UN’s approach to counter-terrorism – a global policy that will continue … we will repeat our position on counter-terrorism and humanitarian action. UN reform … indispensable to their survival. Counter-terrorism and the criminalization of …

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IISS Manama Dialogue : Keynote Address by Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross

… protections in the name of "the fight against terrorism"  the expedient interpretation of … Conventions over occupation, use of force or terrorism, to the treatment of detainees, the … in particular: how to deal with security and terrorism, how to engage with non-state armed …

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