DR Congo: Our action in 2021
… have no particular political significance. Turkey Zambia Syrian Arab Republic U.K. of …
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: ICRC activities from January to June 2022
… Romania Iran (Islamic Republic of) Bulgaria Turkey Syrian Arab Republic e U.K. of Great …
Brazil: the ICRC takes part in G20 event on disinformation and hate speech
… Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United …
Speech by ICRC President: Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity
… the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Excellences, Ladies and gentlemen, I …
Syria: How much longer?
… countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. Millions more have risked their lives …
The ICRC in World War Two: The Holocaust
… that would have enabled Jews to emigrate to Turkey and, from there, to Palestine or Latin …
Faith-based organizations and religious leaders: Essential partners in humanitarian action
… refugee crisis in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. In many countries, the ICRC has …
Iraq: Life in Mosul through a child’s eyes
… capital of Nineveh province, lies close to Turkey and Syria and was once one of the most …
Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law
… Ḥanafī school in Syria, Egypt, parts of Iraq, Turkey, the Balkans, Pakistan, Afghanistan, … common law and, in some cases, customary law. Turkey applies civil law only.2 The term …
Iraq’s perfect storm – a climate and environmental crisis amid the scars of war
… cent of the water used in Iraq originates in Turkey, Syria and Iran. Regional and national …
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