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Why is international humanitarian law (still) misapplied?
09/25/2014. Deciphering the role of IHL, a simple concept whose main weakness lies in the difficulty of its implementation.
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Preserving the integrity of humanitarian negotiations
August 2013. Humanitarian negotiation is a special form of engagement, for exclusively humanitarian purposes, with communities, parties to armed conflict, governments and other actors. In armed conflicts and other situations of crisis, humanitarian negotiations can often be a necessity.
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Together to address the humanitarian challenges
15/10/2015. In Geneva, governments and NGOs are working on the issue of protection of civilians and aid workers in conflict zones.
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CNCDH calls for effective respect for humanitarian principles
02/12/2015. As part of preparations for the WHS, convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the CNCDH recalls in a notice that it has made public the principles of humanitarian action.
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Syria: 85 groups call for international help to end the conflict.
03/24/2015. 85 organizations of Syrian civil society have called for help from the international community, lamenting having been "abandoned" by it.
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Italy: Migration and Libya in the focus
03/18/2015. During a press conference in Rome, the Secretary General of the United Nations was concerned by the situation in Libya.
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Syrian aid groups seek greater role
03/18/2015. Local NGOs and diaspora groups involved in frontline aid delivery in Syria want more recognition from the wider humanitarian community.
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Humanitarian Principles: 50 years after their adoption, myth or effectiveness?
10/14/2015. This video (in french) raises the issue: 50 years later, humanitarian principles they still reflect a philosophy or is it that this philosophy is exceeded?
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Diplomatie Humanitaire et Action Humanitaire
02/10/2014. Peter Maurer, Président du CICR s'exprime (en anglais) sur la diplomatie humanitaire.
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