Ukraine: A warm room and hot tea at a contentious checkpoint
… In the cold, early morning, Red Cross … get warm and drink tea." The volunteers offer health care, tell travelers what documents are …
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Australia: Ensuring war games play by the rules
… The ICRC regularly participates in military training exercises. But it's not … including a civilian casualty and a Health Care in Danger incident, to increase the level …
The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross : commentary
… The Fundamental Principles are the result of a century of … be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human … in re, suaviter in modo ,[10 ] it will be careful to avoid dogmatism. In publishing, …
Yemen: 2019 ICRC activities
… In Yemen, the ICRC delivers emergency assistance in the realms of health care, economic security and water and …
Eastern Ukraine: Life goes on despite destruction
… Oleksandrivka, near Donetsk, Ukraine, 24 February 2015. A badly damaged house. … the conflict having a devastating impact on health care, education and public infrastructure. …
Humanitarian impacts and risks of use of nuclear weapons
… the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons I. Introduction 1. On 2 March 2020, the … effects of the nuclear explosions on human health, the environment and medical … activities, trade, communications, health-care facilities and schools. [10] No state or …
Bringing IHL Home: Guidelines on the National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
… In December 2019, the 33rd International … Interior, Foreign Affairs, Education, Health and Information, as well as from the … emblems can be authorized to designate health-care providers protected under IHL. These …
ICRC policy on immigration detention
… Migration is a growing global phenomenon and many States … persons with mental disabilities and/or health conditions, and elderly people, should … including access to adequate medical care. They must be protected against all forms …
15th Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V on explosive remnants of war
… Statement General Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross — … ordnance (UXO) can impede access to health-care facilities, block escape routes, and …
ACTIVITY REPORT - IRAQ 2023
… ENGLISH Present in Iraq since the Iran-Iraq war in 1980, the … support for water, sanitation, and health-related activities. • • Over 2,400 … humanitarian law. Similarly, healthcare personnel, medico-legal staff, first …
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