As part of ongoing efforts by the ICRC’s regional delegation to the UK & Ireland to promote the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, a small team participated in this year’s Irish Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Conference in Dublin, co-hosted by the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland.
After opening remarks by the Irish Red Cross and the Swiss Embassy, a keynote speech by Irish Minister of State Sean Fleming was followed by a series of panel events focused on the most pressing issues facing IHL.
Experts discussed the devastating realities of armed conflict for those who live through them, the need for civilians to be better protected and what organisations, States and other parties to conflicts should be doing to respond.
There was also a focus on Ireland’s role and leadership in advancing IHL implementation and compliance, including efforts to secure a Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas (EWIPA).
Source : Icrc
