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Vera Sistenich

Briefing Note: UN Integration & Humanitarian Coordination: Policy Considerations towards Protection of the Humanitarian Space

  • Jul 6 2012 - 4:47pm   |  
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  Summary of UN Integration & Humanitarian Coordination Founded in 1945, the United Nations (UN) emerged from the Cold War in the early 1990s as the key organization for preventing and resolving international conflicts. It assumed this role through wide engagement in conflict-affected countries characterized by humanitarian crises and large-scale violence against civilians [1].  Member States began to seek more effective... More >>

Dustin Lewis

Understanding Core Differences between Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflict

  • Apr 17 2012 - 9:41am   |  
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International human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL) are often perceived as legally synonymous, aiming to achieve similar objectives through legal protection. Yet while they share important features, these two bodies of law have distinct origins and in many ways constitute distinct projects. At its core, IHRL seeks to regulate the relationship of the government to its population in order to spur the government... More >>
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