Oxford guidance on the law relating to humanitarian relief operations in situations of armed conflict
The United Nations Secretary-General identified improving access for humanitarian operations as one of the five 'core challenges' to enhancing the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This led to the instruction of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to...
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
2016
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| Izvleček: | The United Nations Secretary-General identified improving access for humanitarian operations as one of the five 'core challenges' to enhancing the protection of civilians in armed conflict. This led to the instruction of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to engage with a range of actors to examine the relevant rules and options for guidance in this area, and for them to commission the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict and the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations to carry out this exercise, both of which are co-directed by Dapo Akande. |
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