📢NukeEXPO, 16th April, Brussels
☢️Learn about the risks, humanitarian impact, and response in case of nuclear detonation
👉Like, share, register: nukeexpo.org

Huge thanks to our co-organizers: NPA Mine Action and Disarmament Croix-Rouge de Belgique Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen Norges Røde Kors

Yes, the ICRC also works for the respect of IHL in the digital domain, including by hackers!🖥️
Intrigued?🧐
Listen to our colleague Tilman Rodenhäuser👇
Read our blog: 8 rules for “civilian hackers” during war, and 4 obligations for states to restrain them l1nq.com/RvZfT

Today we were at the EU Council, where Cordula Droege briefed the working group on public international law on some of the most pressing and current #IHL challenges.
 
Thanks to @eu2023es for the invite! 🇪🇸

Learn more about how IHL helps protect civilians.

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Some great news to end the week with! 🇪🇺

Today - My urgent call with António Guterres for new international rules on autonomous weapon systems to protect humanity.

The autonomous targeting of humans by machines is a moral line that we must not cross.

icrc.org/en/document/jo…

Always a pleasure to work with the College of Europe !

It is essential to recall that dams enjoy special protection under international humanitarian law, as they contain “dangerous forces” which, if released, can lead to severe suffering among the civilian population.

For more information: bit.ly/3Cf7mby

The humanitarian situation in #Sudan is rapidly deteriorating.

The ICRC welcomes the Jeddah declaration and the parties' commitment to respect #IHL .

Transforming this pledge into concrete actions on the ground is urgently needed.

Learn more 🔽 bit.ly/44VwtNv

Yet another fascinating event yesterday on #WarInCities ! I had the pleasure to moderate an excellent panel on #EWIPA with Filip Živković (BE MFA), Pierre Degezelle (BE MOD) and Nele Lauwers (RKV). Thanks to our co-organizers Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen, Croix-Rouge de Belgique and ISMLLW-BE!

📢Join ICRC Brussels on 20th April for an important study day on #IHL and #WarInCities ! Thanks to our Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen & Croix-Rouge de Belgique colleagues as well as to the ISMLLW-BE for the great co-organization of this event!
👉Register here: ismllw-be.org

The #ArmsTreaty was adopted 10 years ago.
113 states have already joined the Arms Trade Treaty.
ICRC is committed to working for its full implementation and universalisation.
bit.ly/3Ko48aD

Addressing rising humanitarian needs by calling for greater respect for #IHL and more support for neutral and impartial humanitarian action were the central themes of Mirjana Spoljaric (Archive)'s visit to #Brussels and #EHF2023 .

Watch the statement🔽

Today the ICRC participated in the #EU #EiEConference

The law is clear:

▶️ #IHL protects the continuation of education in armed conflict.
▶️Education cannot wait until after wars have ended.

#ProtectEducation
#EducationNoMatterWhat

Knut Dörmann, Head of ICRC in #Brussels @ the #EHF2023 High-level panel on #IHL accountability: “Violations of International Humanitarian Law are not a necessary byproduct of conflicts, this is why preventing these violations must become a political priority”.

1 year, 1 Movement, more than 124.000 staff and volunteers, millions of affected people helped in Ukraine and neighboring countries. Discover the global response of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (National Societies, #IFRC , #ICRC ) in our report: icrc.org/en/document/ru…

Celebrating today the 160th #ICRC anniversary by presenting on my favorite #IHL topics: weapons review and new tech! Thank you ISMLLW-BE, Laurence De Graeve and Alfons Vanheusden for organizing this event (and thanks Borja Montes Toscano for capturing this moment!)

Engaging with the #EU is integral to ICRC #HumanitarianDiplomacy .

Its support of our neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian action allows us to reach those in need and promote #IHL in Europe and beyond.

EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 European Commission European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺

Thank you Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI for inviting ICRC to speak about autonomous weapon systems EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament and thanks to my wonderful co-panelists and chair Alisha Anand, Thompson Chengeta, & Niklas Schörnig! Read more about ICRC's recommendations on AWS here: icrc.org/en/document/ic…

The Proceedings of the 22nd #BrugesColloquium on the updated Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions are out! Download a copy on brugescolloquium.org or come to Belgium and get a hard copy ICRC Brussels!

With opening statements from Federica Mogherini and Gilles Carbonnier the #BrugesColloquium on #IHL has officially started.

Follow us for live tweeting from the sessions!