Cordula Droege (@cdroegeicrc) 's Twitter Profile
Cordula Droege

@cdroegeicrc

Chief Legal Officer at @ICRC | Tweeting about #IHL, humanitarian disarmament, and humanitarian action | ‘Lawyers, I suppose, were children once‘

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calendar_today19-01-2017 20:13:27

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Establishing a mechanism for the missing persons is the first step towards providing families in #Syria with the answers they have long been waiting for. For families of the missing, time does not heal; answers do.

Establishing a mechanism for the missing persons is the first step towards providing families in #Syria with the answers they have long been waiting for.

For families of the missing, time does not heal; answers do.
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We face not only a crisis of compliance with international humanitarian law #IHL , but of our collective conscience. If you don't defend #IHL today, you are accepting a world where wars are fought with increasing barbarity and disregard for our shared humanity.

ICRC in Israel & OT (@icrc_ilot) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are heartbroken by the death of two of our dear colleagues, Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal. The ICRC reiterates its urgent call for the respect and protection of civilians in Gaza.

We are heartbroken by the death of two of our dear colleagues, Ibrahim Eid and Ahmad Abu Hilal. 

The ICRC reiterates its urgent call for the respect and protection of civilians in Gaza.
Pakistan Mission Geneva (@pakun_geneva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pakistan alongwith Nigeria, Spain, and Uruguay co-chaired the “First State Consultation on Hospitals: Achieving Meaningful Protection in Armed Conflict”, hosted by ICRC. Minister Jawad Ali also moderated the session on the “Relationship between acts harmful to the enemy and the

Pakistan alongwith Nigeria, Spain, and Uruguay co-chaired the “First State Consultation on Hospitals: Achieving Meaningful Protection in Armed Conflict”, hosted by ICRC.

Minister Jawad Ali  also moderated the session on the “Relationship between acts harmful to the enemy and the
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This week, Ukrainian Red Cross suffered an incident when their car hit a landmine. We stand in solidarity with them. During her visit to Ukraine, Yasmine Praz Dessimoz, ICRC director of operations, shares 👇🏽

This week, <a href="/RedCrossUkraine/">Ukrainian Red Cross</a> suffered an incident when their car hit a landmine. We stand in solidarity with them.

During her visit to Ukraine, Yasmine Praz Dessimoz, ICRC director of operations, shares 👇🏽
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Cluster munitions kill men, women and children indiscriminately, long after conflicts have ended. Their production and use should be ended.

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In Gaza, civilians continue to be killed and injured as intense hostilities continue. Due to the ongoing restrictions of humanitarian assistance, people are also struggling to access basic goods, including fuel.

In Gaza, civilians continue to be killed and injured as intense hostilities continue. 

Due to the ongoing restrictions of humanitarian assistance, people are also struggling to access basic goods, including fuel.
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As we face the most severe humanitarian crisis since the UN’s founding, with nearly 300 million people requiring urgent assistance, we must renew international solidarity and uphold humanitarian principles. I kindly invite all Member States to join us in supporting the Call to

As we face the most severe humanitarian crisis since the UN’s founding, with nearly 300 million people requiring urgent assistance, we must renew international solidarity and uphold humanitarian principles. 

I kindly invite all Member States to join us in supporting the Call to
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“Our hearts go out to the civilians caught in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Every life lost, every family affected, is a deep tragedy." Statement from Nicolas Von Arx, ICRC's regional director for the Near and Middle East. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6018St7Ls

“Our hearts go out to the civilians caught in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Every life lost, every family affected, is a deep tragedy."

Statement from Nicolas Von Arx, ICRC's regional director for the Near and Middle East.

Read more: ms.spr.ly/6018St7Ls
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At #ECOSOC, 58 States recalled that the object and purpose of international humanitarian law #IHL is, and always has been, to protect, and to set limits even in times of war. Civilian infrastructure must be protected. Hospitals must be protected. #GenevaConventions

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Since the new aid distribution system put in place by Israel in Gaza, there have been 20 mass casualty events in the ICRC field hospital in Rafah. 149 people arrived today, the majority with gunshot injury.