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What are the humanitarian concerns raised by arms flows into conflict areas? Though the international arms trade has never been as extensively regulated as it is today, weapons and munitions continue ...

红十字国际委员会主席米里亚娜·斯波利亚里茨表示：“今日的战俘释放与遣返行动，不仅让家人得以团聚，也是切实履行《联合声明》所作承诺的重要一步。遵守国际人道法，包括在实际战事停止后遣返战俘，对于建立各方互信、推动持久和平进程至关重要。希望此次行动能够为新 ...

States party to international humanitarian law treaties must take certain legal and administrative measures to comply with the obligations they have undertaken. This section deals with various topics ...

The Guidelines on the Protection of the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict set out rules and recommendations relating to the protection of the natural environment under international humanitarian ...

What kind of specific protection do the wounded and sick enjoy in times of armed conflict? In times of armed conflict, the wounded and sick include anyone, whether military or civilian, who needs ...

On 22 January 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has entered into force as the first instrument of international humanitarian law to mitigate the catastrophic humanitarian ...

What images come to mind when you think of war in Iraq? A city razed to the ground. A family in mourning. Soldiers patrolling streets. What about scores of dead palm trees? Or a barren marshland?

The attack compromised personal data and confidential information on more than 515,000 highly vulnerable people, including those separated from their families due to conflict, migration and disaster, ...