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Recruiter for field positions – Talent Acquisition Team

… Resident 38 hours/week Human resources The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by … respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral …

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Report from the Regional State Consultation on IHL and Cyber Operations-Americas

… The government of Mexico and the International Committee of the Red Cross … of Latin American states on international humanitarian law (IHL) and cyber operations during armed …

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Annual Report 2019

… of victims of war, and to promote respect for international humanitarian law. In 2019, the ICRC was present in more …

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Health Care in Danger Newsletter - December 2014

… be found every- officials, representatives of international where, not only in … The International Red Cross and Red Crescent humanitarian actors, we must make Movement, … a general tendency among people to take the law into their own hands, and health-care …

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Missing migrants and their families: Journeys of uncertainty

… discussion at the Humanitarium to discuss humanitarian issues around missing migrants … a variety of actors from governments, International Organization for Migration and International Red Cross and Red Crescent …

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Migration: Ensure safety and dignity of migrants by adopting Global Compact on Migration

… 06-12-2018   A statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross on … destination can be immense, raising serious humanitarian concerns. Family separation, … policies are respectful of international law. While the interests of States must be …

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Jerusalem: As Ramadan approaches, Al-Aqsa Mosque's guards receive training in first aid

… Aqsa Mosque, said: "Never in history has an international organization been granted access … participants also learnt about international humanitarian law as well as the ICRC’s protection …

Sudan: 280 children and 70 caretakers from Khartoum orphanage reach safety

… location outside the capital. A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross … obligations under the norms of international humanitarian law.  Media contact: Alyona Synenko, ICRC …

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Yemen & Saudi Arabia: Families reunited as more than 970 conflict-related detainees released in two operations over four days

… repatriated to Yemen and Saudi Arabia by the International Committee of the Red Cross … working to promote respect for international humanitarian law in times of conflict and providing …

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Syria: Millions of people across the country received aid in 2015

… management of human remains Promoting humanitarian values • • Continued to engage … academic, media and other actors to promote international humanitarian law Engaged with the government of Syria to …

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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.

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