International Day of the Disappeared: Why it matters
… • Guatemala • Honduras • Iran • Iraq • Israel and the occupied territories • Italy • …
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ICRC directorate
… in the ICRC's operations in Afghanistan, Israel and the Occupied Territories, Liberia, …
Time does not heal the wound, it teaches you to live with it
… rest of your life. For several decades, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been wreaking … lives. Members of the Parents Circle, an Israeli-Palestinian organisation of families, … got two pairs of jeans which were then, in Israel of the early seventies, very sought …
The history of the emblems
… a single red cross symbol; a proposal from Israel for the recognition of a new emblem, … was used as the distinctive symbol of the Israeli armed forces’ medical services; All …
Monthly Middle East and North Africa newsletter – July 2020: Our response to COVID-19
… to Palestinian security detainees held in Israeli places of detention partially resumed … operations is always be the top priority. In Israel and the Occupied Palestinian …
ICRC launches largest-ever budget appeal to address growing humanitarian needs in conflict zones
… Arab Republic 149.4 Yemen 123.8 Iraq 53.9 Israel and the Occupied Territories 43.5 … 28,132 beneficiaries Syrian Arab Republic Israel and the Occupied Territories Iraq Yemen …
The critical importance of neutrality: A humanitarian perspective into a multipolar world
… parties to armed conflicts, be it in Gaza and Israel, in Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan, or …
Innovation in international humanitarian law dissemination
… Delegation for East Africa in Nairobi, and Israel and Occupied territories) and at …
Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: Law, policy and good practice
… Examine the Maritime Incident of 31 May 2010: Israel’s Mechanisms for Examining and … undertaken by both the Government of Israel and the Palestinian side, in the light … What Impact on Transitional Justice?”, 47 Israel Law Review 1 (2014) 45 Boutruche, Theo, …
Gaza electricity crisis
… several sources: The Distribution Company, Israel, Egypt.) Alternative Energy: … Also, Gaza relies on electricity from Israel (120 MW) and Egypt (28 MW) as well. … power outage was from 16 to 20 hours because Israel stopped entering the fuel. Gaza Strip …
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