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Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Report

Report drawn up by the Advisory Service on international humanitarian law of the International Committee of the Red Cross following the Meeting of experts on national implementation of the rules for …

Legal factsheet

South Sudan: World Bank and ICRC partner to save and change lives

Since 2019, the World Bank and ICRC have partnered to expand access to health care for conflict-affected and hard-to-reach communities in the states of Upper Nile and Jonglei. In the early morning …

Article

Management of the dead from the Islamic law and IHL perspectives: Considerations for humanitarian forensics

This article discusses a number of contemporary issues and challenges pertinent to the management of the dead in contemporary armed conflicts and other situations of violence and natural disasters …

Article

Annual Report 2020

… small businesses, and 415 others to find jobs (the ICRC covered 30% of their wages for … resources to access training or search for jobs, or adapt their businesses in line with … the pandemic. Nevertheless, 18 people found jobs with the ICRC’s help. Around 220 young …

Report

Missing persons: high cost of conflict and violence in Africa

… their basic needs, although many had petty jobs (36%), engaged in farming (22%) or …

Report

Different ways to have different conversations with different people

This new ICRC flipbook contains over 50 one-page techniques that use art, music or theatre to engage with different audiences. Imagine that you're in front of a group of forty people . In the next …

Article

Report: Urban services during protracted armed conflict

… in property or food prices, competition for jobs and pressure on essential services and … even among young professionals, but too few jobs to ensure that they gain relevant …

Report

Why migrants are particularly vulnerable during the pandemic

… those occupying temporary or precarious jobs or relying on daily wages to subsist also …

Article

The Kampala Convention: Key Recommendations Ten Years On

This report provides an update on the 2016 report ' Translating the Kampala Convention into Practice: A Stocktaking Exercise '. It aims to capitalize on the momentum for engagement created by the …

Publication

International expert meeting report: The principle of proportionality

… and employs civilians who would lose their jobs and income if the factory were to be … might cause economic harm in the form of lost jobs; the attacker would not be required to …

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