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ICRC trains future EU diplomats building stronger support for IHL

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently participated in training 22 diplomats from different countries of the European Union (EU). This initiative was inscribed in the second …

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The Resolve Platform – User Guide for First Responders: Volume 6

This guide provides an overview of the First Response functionality in the Resolve Platform. It is intended to help users with First Responder roles navigate the platform and enter data relating to …

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The international community must restore a vision of disarmament and arms control

Statement A statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered by Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, at the United Nations Security Council Open …

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ICRC President arrives in the West Bank

15-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), arrived in the West Bank on Friday amid fears of a deepening escalation resulting …

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We call on States to stop turning a blind eye to the participation of civilian hackers in armed conflict

Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Véronique Christory, Senior Arms Adviser, at the Open-Ended Working Group on Information and Communication …

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ICRC president arrives in Israel

14-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss humanitarian needs and access to people …

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The ICRC’s Assembly elects a new member

14-12-2023 At its meeting of 21 June 2024, the Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) elected Ms Anjos Sapina as its newest member. Ms Sapina will take up her duties on 29 …

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CHINA: First national inter-university moot court competition on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) held in Beijing

14-12-2023 Teams representing eight universities from Mainland China participated in a two-day moot court competition on 3-4 November at Renmin University in Beijing. This first ever national round …

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Beijing, Renmin University.Scene from the final at the first Red Cross IHL inter-university moot court competition for Mainland China.

Georgia: Closure after 30 years as family receives remains of missing loved one, give a burial

For 30 years, Iakob Buadze’s life revolved around one goal – to find his brother, Merab, who had disappeared after joining the armed conflict in Abkhazia in the spring of 1993. A resident of …

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China: Regional seminar held to empower military's operational legal advisors

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International College of Defense Studies (ICDS) at the National Defense University of the Chinese People's Liberation Army co-hosted the …

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Over twenty armed forces legal advisors, uniformed military operational commanders and staff officers, research fellows and humanitarian representatives from 16 countries attended the Asia-Pacific Operational Legal Advisors Seminar in Beijing.

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