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The ICRC has partnered with humanitarian training platform Kaya Connect to develop a new e-learning course for all humanitarian practitioners and other professionals who wish to learn the basics of IHL. The Introduction to International Humanitarian Law requires no prior legal knowledge, and offers nine flexible modules for users to develop their IHL knowledge in their own time.
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Throughout history men have been the primary protagonists of fighting and war, but how does the male identity relate to conflict in today’s world? In this latest blog post Gilbert Holleufer looks at ‘the masculine condition’ in conflict. He suggests that discussion on masculinity and men’s relationship to violence remains largely guarded, requiring a renewed need for examination in the context of current humanitarian concerns.
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The ICRC and the American University of Armenia are pleased to announce applications for the Regional Summer School on IHL are now open. Taking place in Yerevan between the 17-22 June, this year’s course is specially dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. Further details are available here. The application deadline is 6 June 2019.
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Dr Qiang Li and Dr Dan Xie offer thoughts on legal and ethical questions raised by use of AI weapons in conflict. They discuss how AI may potentially alter both weapons and human decision-making, and emphasize that these weapons must be used in accordance with IHL. This concludes the AI in Armed Conflict Blog Series.
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Persons with disabilities are disproportionately affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. Recently the ICRC and the Geneva Academy launched a new report on the situation of persons with disabilities, IHL and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in armed conflict. Listen again to the discussion here.
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Join the ICRC and a global high-level expert panel at the Humanitarium in Geneva on the 21 May to discus the integration of non-communicable diseases care into humanitarian response operations, and the potential of new models of collaboration. Not in Geneva? A livestream for this event will be available on the event webpage.
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