South Sudan: Snakes, scorpions and serving people in need
… local communities, then trying to talk about international humanitarian law and first aid training. The Murle people …
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ICRC mobile surgical teams: Bringing emergency medical care across South Sudan
… and damage to civilian structures. Under international humanitarian law, medical personnel, facilities and …
Sri Lanka: Our principles in action
… - Humanity in migration Annual forum on international humanitarian law Dialogue with Sri Lanka Police on …
Mali: Struggle for survival in Kidal amid water and health-care crises
… the situation in Kidal and the region from a humanitarian perspective? This is a desert … continuing our awareness-raising sessions on international humanitarian law, especially with armed groups, to foster …
Yemen: The conflict continues ... the cost rises
… 1.3 million displaced from their homes. The laws of war must be respected. There must be … should be facilitated. The scale of the humanitarian problem in Yemen cannot be …
Kyrgyzstan: A look back at 2014 and forward to the remainder of 2015
… strengthen its capacities, and promoting humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law (IHL). Detainee welfare Since 1999, the …
Yemen: ICRC facilitates release of prisoners in Aden
… 06-08-2015 Geneva/Sana'a - The International Committee of the Red Cross … meeting their obligations under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). These obligations include the …
Liberia: Liberian Red Cross and ICRC join military exercise
… time the Liberian Red Cross had practiced its humanitarian role on such an exercise. …
International humanitarian law: Madagascar supports Montreux Document
… This initiative was taken by the National International Humanitarian Law Committee and supported by the ICRC and …
Seventy years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Reflections on the consequences of nuclear detonation
… the subject of an upcoming edition of the International Review of the Red Cross , due to … Movement on the recent Conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons. They … the framework of international humanitarian law. Picking up on what President Konoe said …
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