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Switzerland: Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations – SWIRMO

… 26 September to 1st October for a workshop on international rules governing military … compliance with and promotion of the law of armed conflict. For its tenth … realities of today's conflicts, and of our humanitarian work. More than two thirds of the …

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The EU humanitarian-development nexus

… and its Member States The nature of today's humanitarian crisis situations is increasingly … fully respects the humanitarian principles, international human rights law, and international humanitarian law. 2. …

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Republic of Korea: MoU with Ewha Womans University Law School to focus on IHL

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Ewha Womans University Law School have signed a Memorandum of … cooperation in the area of international humanitarian law (IHL) promotion in the …

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Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict

… Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict On 18 March 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross … issues of international humanitarian law, humanitarian policy and action. Opening …

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Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2021 gets rolling

… What role does the media play in reporting humanitarian crises? How does journalism … ? These are some of the issues that the International Committee of the Red Cross … crises" and "International humanitarian law (IHL): The nuclear ban treaty". For the …

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Brazil: Humanitarian Overview 2022 – Facts and figures

… and Uruguay continued to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people and … people deprived of their liberty and promote international humanitarian law and international human rights law.   Our …

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Armenia: Scholars discuss current challenges of humanitarian action

… Yerevan (ICRC) – Some 50 specialists of international law, researchers and representatives of the … to discuss the challenges currently facing humanitarian work. The event, taking place on …

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Malaysia: IHL role play competition 'taking the law out of the books'

… Each year, the ICRC organises an International Humanitarian Law (IHL) role play competition, designed to …

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Humanitarian response to COVID-19 in Mozambique

… P. Nhamtumbo /ICRC P. Nhamtumbo /ICRC HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND ARMED … • Dissemination of information linked to international humanitarian law obligations in times of Covid-19 through …

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ICRC humanitarian response in South Sudan: 2011 to 2021

… needs. This has created long-term needs for humanitarian assistance to help families build … of the national authorities to adopt key international humanitarian law (IHL) treaties into South Sudanese law

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