Principles Guiding Humanitarian Action 14/02/2016, Humanitarian Affairs What are the main challenges that humanitarian actors face in upholding a principled approach in today’s crises and emergencies? How are “principles guiding ...
Niger: Seminar on Islamic Law and Humanitarianism 25/11/2015, Islamic Circles A seminar on Islam, humanitarian action and protecting victims of armed conflict was bringing together 30 intellectuals and academics from Islamic and Arabic-speaking ...
Indonesia: Workshop on Humanitarian Principles and Codes of Conduct 04/09/2015, Humanitarian Affairs On 2-3 September 2015, the ICRC in collaboration with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) and Humanitarian Forum Indonesia (HFI) conducted two ...
Faith-Based Organizations and Religious Leaders: Essential Partners in Humanitarian Action 22/07/2015, Humanitarian Affairs Should the ICRC be talking to religious circles and, if so, how can the organization do so without compromising its neutral humanitarian mission? ...
Pakistan: Conference on Humanitarian Action in the Light of Sharia and International Humanitarian Law 22/10/2014, Islamic Circles A two-day international conference on challenges and perspectives of humanitarian action in the light of sharia and international humanitarian law opened today in ...
Malaysia: IHL Conference Commemorates 150 Years of the First Geneva Convention 26/09/2014, Islamic Circles In late August, 150 academics, military personnel, students and media and legal practioners convened at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) for a ...
Bangladesh: Islamic Welfare Organisation Trained in Dead Body Identification 30/05/2012, Humanitarian Affairs In May 2012, the ICRC organized a training session on dead body management for the employees of an Islamic social welfare organization in ...
Afghanistan: Conference on Islam and Humanitarian Law 21/09/2006, Islamic Circles Forty-two religious leaders from 32 Afghan provinces took part in a conference on Islam and international humanitarian law held at the headquarters of ...
Interview with Ahmad Ali Noorbala, President of the Red Crescent Society in Iran 20/07/2005, Islamic Circles In a highly illuminating interview published in the International Review of the Red Cross (Volume 87, Number 858, June 2005), Dr Ahmad Ali ...
Faith-Based and Secular Humanitarian Organizations 14/06/2005, Humanitarian Affairs In an article published by the International Review of the Red Cross (June 2005, 858), Elizabeth Ferris examines the role of faith-based organizations, particularly ...
