HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION AND WORK OF THE ICRC

Prof. Umesh KadamRegional Legal Adviser

ICRC Nairobi

HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE16-18 SEPTEMBER 2014, NAIROBI

MANDATE of the ICRCMANDATE of the ICRC

ProvidePROTECTIONandASSISTANCE

to victims of armed conflictand other situations of violence

The basis of ICRC’s mandate

4 Geneva Conventions of 19494 Geneva Conventions of 19492 Additional Protocols of 19772 Additional Protocols of 1977

Red Cross-Red CrescentRed Cross-Red CrescentMovement’s statutesMovement’s statutes

DUAL NATURE OF ICRC’S WORK

• OPERATIONAL: HELPING VICTIMS OF ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE

• PROMOTIONAL: DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING IHL AND HUMANITARIAN PRINCIPLES

• BOTH ARE LINKED – FIRST OPERATES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SECOND AND THE SECOND DRAWS UPON EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST

PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITIES

• ENCOURAGE TO OFFER COURSES IN IHL

• CAPACITY BUILDING

• REACHING OUT TO NEXT GENERATION LEADERS

H.E.L.P. (HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN LARGE POPULATIONS) COURSES

• MULTICULTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING EXPERIENCE • TO ENHANCE PROFESSIONALISM IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

• SINCE 1986, MORE THAN 3500 TRAINED AROUND THE WORLD. MOSTLY FROM NGOs, UN AGENCIES, MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, ARMED FORCES’ MEDICAL CORPS, RCRC MOV., ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

• PARTNERSHIP WITH WHO, RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND UNIVERSITIES

COURSE’S FOCUS

HELP: HEALTH, ETHICS, LAW AND POLITICS

• NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC SECURITY

• ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

• HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

• HEALTH SYSTEMS

• COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL

COURSE’S FOCUS

HELP: HEALTH, ETHICS, LAW AND POLITICS

• MENTAL HEALTH

• DILEMMAS FACED BY PROFESSIONALS IN HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

• INTERNATONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

• PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HEALTH

• RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN ARMED CONFLICT

COURSES ON IHL AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION

• HUMANITARIAN PROFESSIONALS, DONOR AGENCIES AND POLICY MAKERS • SENIOR OFFICIALS OF NGOs, INGOs, UN AGENCIES, GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR.

• ENHANCING CAPACITY TO USE IHL AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL DURING HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

• GLOBAL(ONE WEEK IN KENYA, ONCE A YEAR) AND REGIONAL COURSES

TRAINING NEEDS OFOTHER STAKEHOLDERS

• ARMS CARRIERS: STATE AND NON-STATE, POLICE, ETC.

• POLITICAL AUTHORITIES

• LEGAL PROFESSIONALS

CONCLUDING REMARKS

ALONGSIDE ITS WORK TO HELP PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER

SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE, THE ICRC IS STRONGLY COMMITTED TO PROMOTE

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF IHL AND BUILD CAPACITY OF HUMANITARIAN PROFESSIONALS SO AS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICES.

THANK YOU !