China: The 7th Advanced International Humanitarian Law Summer Session opens in Beijing
… to the Geneva Convention, the 7th Advanced International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Summer Session for Lecturers opens …
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Jordan: ICRC response to needs from April to July 2017
… of Health, Royal Medical Services and several humanitarian organizations. Organized a … the Jordanian Minister of Health. PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES The ICRC: …
Policy paper: Missing migrants
… is clarified. This is an often invisible humanitarian consequence of migration. … Refugees offer a unique opportunity for the international community to address this … are entitled under international and domestic law, but we adopted an inclusive description …
Philippines: Marawi’s missing: Red Cross website helps reunite families
… the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … ICRC is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization whose exclusively … by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. For …
Roundtable on ensuring respect of international humanitarian law in peace support missions in Africa
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … rules of international human rights and humanitarian law (IHL and IHRL), and that its mission …
ICRC called on states to address the issue of violence against health care
… framework of the celebration of the African Humanitarian Week which culminated with the … from the 12th joint AU-ICRC Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in October 2014 under the …
ICRC and the African Union commemorate 25 years of partnership
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … aim of the cooperation was to cooperate on humanitarian issues related to armed conflict, … and respect for, international humanitarian law by AU member states and provide legal …
Malaysia opens first-ever regional centre for military and international humanitarian law
… first-ever regional centre for Military and International Humanitarian Law. Hosted on the campus of the National …
Missing migrants: Forensic experts from the Asia-Pacific region emphasize information-sharing
… The ICRC hosted a full-day workshop on humanitarian forensic work during the annual … through the application of forensic science. International police agencies such as Interpol … are enshrined in international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law …
The 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions: A historical perspective
… in 1977, are amongst the most widely ratified international instruments, with 174 States … form the foundations of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL). China was one of the vanguard …
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