The history and negotiation of Protocol V to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, …
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ICRC’s year in pictures, 2021: War expands, athletes shine and families reunite
… in Gaza, and rockets reaching big cities in Israel . Landmines and unexploded bombs and …
Middle East in 2021: Despite a year out of the global spotlight, millions remain in need
… in Yemen and Syria. Tensions remain in Israel and the Occupied Territories. And even … the authorities. The situation in Gaza and Israel has been particularly difficult this … in hostilities between Gaza factions and Israel in years. This renewed cycle of …
Kenyatta University wins 20th edition of All Africa competition on IHL
… and Twitter.com/ icrc_nairobi Oke Olayemi Israel from Obafemi Awolowo University wins …
Views and recommendations of the ICRC for the Sixth Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons
… Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, … the declaration by 25 States (idem, p. 38). Israel also issued an additional declaration …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC condemns violent behaviour against its staff in the West Bank
… ICRC staff were attacked with pepper spray by Israeli settlers during a joint field visit …
Mental health matters: Progress report on mental health and psychosocial support activities within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
… Fiji Red Cross Society Magen David Adom in Israel Red Crescent Society of Islamic …
Not only on Mental Health Day: why mental health matters in conflict
… aid. pic.twitter.com/gL5kmJYHf7 — ICRC in Israel & OT (@ICRC_ilot) October 27, 2020 Who …
Two Palestinian detainees on hunger strike are in a situation of grave concern
… administratively detained and hospitalized in Israel. “The ICRC doctor has been visiting …
Gaza: survey shows heavy toll of chronic power shortages on exhausted families
… 100 countries. The ICRC has been present in Israel and the occupied territories since … programmes. The ICRC visits detainees in Israeli and Palestinian places of detention … Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel. For more information, please contact: …
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