From words to action

1993 ◽  
Vol 33 (296) ◽  
pp. 355-358
Author(s):  
Yves Sandoz
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
To Come ◽  
War Victims

Eight hundred and fifteen delegates from 160 States, 39 Ministers, 20 Deputy Ministers and 12 Secretaries of State, the United Nations Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Refugees and the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement represented by the Presidents of the ICRC and the Federation and the Chairman of the Standing Commission, and all the major governmental and non-governmental organizations active in the sphere of armed conflict the Swiss government succeeded within the space of a few months in arranging for all these to come together in Geneva for a three-day meeting to discuss the protection of war victims and adopt a substantive declaration on the issue. The International Conference for the Protection of War Victims was undeniably a success.

scholarly journals Malaysia’s Policy towards the Rohingya Refugees (Polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-453
Author(s):  
Nur Syazwani Muzafarkamal ◽  
Ishtiaq Hossain
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
United Nations High Commissioner ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
To Come

This paper focuses on Malaysia’s policy towards the Rohingya refugees in the country. The first part of this paper analyses the reasons for the Rohingyas to choose to come to Malaysia. The next part discusses the Immigration Act 1967 as part and parcel of any adopted policy. Interviews and related documents have been used to guide this research in order to achieve this objective. Finally, the last part explains the perceptions of government agencies, as well as the NGOs towards the arrival of the Rohingya to Malaysia. In addition, the role of the UNHCR in Malaysia is elaborated. Keywords: Rohingya immigrants, Immigration Act 1967, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Non-governmental Organizations. Abstrak Kajian ini memberi tumpuan kepada polisi Malaysia terhadap pelarian Rohingya di negara tersebut. Ianya terbahagi kepada empat bahagian. Bahagian yang pertama untuk jilid ini mengkaji sebab-sebab pelarian Rohingya memilih untuk datang ke Malaysia. Bahagian seterusnya membincangkan Akta Imigresen 1967 sebagai sebahagian daripada polisi yang telah diambil. Temu bual dan dokumen-dokumen yang berkaitan telah digunakan sebagai rujukan di dalam kajian ini supaya dapat menemui objektifnya. Akhir sekali, bahagian yang terakhir menerangkan mengenai tanggapan agensi kerajaam dan juga ahli Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan terhadap kedatangan pelarian Rohingya ke Malaysia. Sebagai tambahan, peranan Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu untuk Pelarian di Malaysia juga akan dihuraikan. Kata Kunci: Pendatang Rohingya, Akta Imigresen 1967, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu untuk Pelarian, Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan.  

International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law

1993 ◽  
Vol 33 (293) ◽  
pp. 94-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Doswald-Beck ◽  
Sylvain Vité
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The United Nations

International humanitarian law is increasingly perceived as part of human rights law applicable in armed conflict. This trend can be traced back to the United Nations Human Rights Conference held in Tehran in 1968 which not only encouraged the development of humanitarian law itself, but also marked the beginning of a growing use by the United Nations of humanitarian law during its examination of the human rights situation in certain countries or during its thematic studies. The greater awareness of the relevance of humanitarian law to the protection of people in armed conflict, coupled with the increasing use of human rights law in international affairs, means that both these areas of law now have a much greater international profile and are regularly being used together in the work of both international and non-governmental organizations.

Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts

1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (156) ◽  
pp. 117-129
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Recent Developments

The Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts opened in Geneva on 20 February 1974. This Conference was convened by the Swiss Government and is being attended by plenipotentiary representatives of 118 States Parties to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Members of the United Nations, as well as by many observers for intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The Conference will sit until 29 March to deal with two additional draft protocols to the Geneva Conventions, which the International Committee of the Red Cross has drawn up with a view to supplementing existing international humanitarian law in the light of recent developments in matters of war.

Various mechanisms and approaches for implementing international humanitarian law and protecting and assisting war victims

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (874) ◽  
pp. 279-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Pfanner
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Regional Organizations ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
War Victims

AbstractThis article presents an overview of the various mechanisms to improve the situation of people affected by armed conflict. Some are anchored in international humanitarian law, but numerous actors are increasingly contributing to its implementation outside the original framework established for that purpose. Human rights monitoring bodies, the diverse organs and agencies of the United Nations and regional organizations, and governmental and non-governmental organizations are seeking to address situations of armed conflict. However, humanitarian action unattached to any political agenda and combining protection and assistance is often the only remedy for the plight of the victims of armed conflicts.

First plenary meeting (4 December 1995)

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (310) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Plenary Meeting ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

In his opening remarks, Botho Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein urged the representatives of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and States attending the International Conference, and the members of governmental and non-governmental organizations participating as observers, to give priority to discussing the interests of the victims of conflicts and natural disasters.

scholarly journals Refugee Repatriation and the Problem of Consent

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 855-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mollie Gerver
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
The Past ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Existing Data

Over the past decade, millions of refugees have fled their countries of origin and asked for asylum abroad. Some of these refugees do not receive asylum, but are not deported. Instead they are detained, or denied basic rights of residency, some forced into enclosed camps. Hoping to escape such conditions, they wish to return to unsafe countries, and ask for help from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In such cases, should NGOs and the UN assist refugees to return? Drawing on original data gathered in South Sudan, and existing data from around the world, I argue that they should assist with return if certain conditions are met. First, the UN and NGOs must try to put an end to coercive conditions before helping with return. Secondly, helping with return must not encourage the government to expand the use of coercive policies to encourage more to return. Finally, NGOs and the UN must ensure that refugees are fully informed of the risks of returning. Organizations must either conduct research in countries of origin or lobby the government to allow refugees to visit their countries of origin before making a final decision.

Commission I: War victims and respect for international humanitarian law

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (310) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
International Conference ◽  
War Victims

Commission I, which was chaired by H.E. Ambassador Hisashi Owada, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations in New York, had two main items on its agenda: discussion of the follow-up to the 1993 International Conference for the Protection of War Victims held in Geneva and action to be taken in that regard by the 26th International Conference, and examination of a number of humanitarian issues relating to the protection of the civilian population in times of armed conflict. The Commission also took note of the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea.

Follow-up to the International Conference for the Protection of War Victims (1993) — Guidelines for Military Manuals and Instructions on the Protection of the Environment in Times of Armed Conflict

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (311) ◽  
pp. 230-237
Author(s):  
Hans-Peter Gasser
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
International Federation ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
War Victims ◽  
Objective Being

Resolution 1 adopted by the 26th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (Geneva, 1995) endorsed the recommendations drawn up by an intergovernmental group of experts charged with translating the Final Declaration of the International Conference for the Protection of War Victims (Geneva, August/September 1993) into proposals for “concrete and effective measures”. These recommendations are addressed primarily to the States party to the Geneva Conventions, including the depositary of those instruments. However, the ICRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are also urged to contribute to the effort of achieving better implementation of international humanitarian law, the main objective being to prevent violations from occurring.

Part Three Protection and Solutions, VII Protection of Palestinian Refugees

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albanese Francesca P ◽  
Takkenberg Lex
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Protection ◽  
Palestinian Refugees ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
Global Regime ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Human Rights Norms

This chapter examines the protection dimension of the distinctive regime set up for Palestinian refugees in an historical and comparative fashion. It then addresses the need for international protection of Palestinian refugees. As Palestinian refugees in need of protection have spread outside UNRWA’s area of operations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) became increasingly involved. Since the mid-2000s, cooperation between UNHCR and UNRWA has become more structured. As awareness of the protection needs of Palestinians has increased, so have the contributions of others, including UN agencies and human rights mechanisms, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the Palestinians’ own embassies. These developments reflect a profound change: a shift from treating protection of Palestinians as something exceptional and separate from the global regime for refugees to a recognition that their protection is and should be treated as an integral, albeit distinct, part of that regime. Ultimately, a major improvement in the protection of Palestinian refugees would occur if states and regional bodies fully honoured their commitments and obligations under international law, and, for those state parties to the international refugee regime, the obligations stemming from it. For this to happen and to ensure continuity of protection, the partnership between UNRWA and UNHCR should be upgraded through a comprehensive approach aimed at ensuring that practices fully align with the provisions of relevant UN resolutions, Article 1D of the 1951 Convention and human rights norms.

XXIInd International Conference of the Red Cross - Opening Session Speeches

1973 ◽  
Vol 13 (153) ◽  
pp. 627-639
Keyword(s):  
Red Cross ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Opening Session

From 8 to 15 November 1973, the XXIInd International Conference of the Red Cross met in Parliament Building, Teheran. It was attended by about 700 representatives of seventy-eight Governments, the ICRC, the League, ninety-eight National Societies, and by observers from some twenty international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.

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