The Icrc Is Alarmed At The Situation In Afghanistan : http://newish.info/22620-the-icrc-is-alarmed-at-the-situation-in-afghanistan
3 Icrc Headquarters Reinforced Colombian Conflict Impact Assessment In Ecuador ! http://newish.info/135543-3-icrc-headquarters-reinforced-colombian-conflict-impact-assessment-in-ecuador
From the field - Need for greater access to victims in Northern Yemen | ICRC
intercrossblog.icrc.orgWhile there are hopeful signs of political progress in Sana’a, fighting continues unabated in Saada Governorate in the north of the country.
Eric Marclay, head of the ICRC inYemen, is particularly concerned about the humanitarian situation prevailing in and around Saada.
ICRC teams have for over a month sought access to Damaj, a village near Saada, where over 10,000 civilians are in urgent need of food and medical supplies. Mr. Marclay calls on all parties active in and near Saada to grant the ICRC immediate access to the area.
Other parts of Yemen continue to be affected by conflict and violence. Our teams in southern Yemen, inTaiz and Abyan in particular, continue to expand their action and assist thousands of persons displaced by the violence.
Libya: Icrc Humanitarian Aid Book In Sirte ! http://newish.info/31770-libya-icrc-humanitarian-aid-book-in-sirte
War and international humanitarian law
icrc.orgArmed conflict is as old as humankind itself. There have always been customary practices in war, but only in the last 150 years have States made international rules to limit the effects of armed conflict for humanitarian reasons. The Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions are the main examples. Usually called international humanitarian law (IHL), it is also known as the law of war or the law of armed conflict.
One of my readings from my Global Citizenship class. We often take our human rights and freedoms for granted because most of us have had them since the day we were born - it’s eye opening to physically see the actual laws, guidelines, and principles in place that govern ethical human rights and obligations (in this case, on the battlefield but also ones that govern how we live our daily lives), especially on an international scale. It reminds me that these didn’t always exist. It shows me how much progress the world has made and still has to make in the years to come.
All 30 Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml
Red Cross Suspends Afghan Operations | Antiwar.com
news.antiwar.comThe International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that it is temporarily suspending all operations in Afghanistan after a Wednesday suicide attack against their office in Jalalabad, which killed a security guard and wounded another staff member.
The Red Cross statement said the closures would remain “until further notice” and provided no indication of when they would start up again. The comments suggested that the offices in Jalalabad will remain closed, potentially for good.
The question of who was behind the attack is also unanswered, as the Taliban has openly disavowed the incident, saying they would never support an attack on Red Cross targets, and that their fighters have been admonished to not target independent aid agencies in general.
The Red Cross has had operations in Afghanistan since 1987, and continued throughout the Taliban’s rule of the 1990′s. The group is said to be in talks with Taliban officials as well as the Karzai government in trying to determine who carried out the attack.
