Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 1: Bringing IHL home: A road map for better national implementation of international humanitarian law (33IC/19/R1) – Japanese Red Cross Society

Has your State/National Society/Institution incorporated the commitments contained in this resolution into the relevant strategic or operational plans?

The commitments are incorporated into:
Strategy

At the National level

Has your State/National Society/Institution been working with other partners to implement the commitments contained in this resolution?

Partner with:
Government and/or public authorities
ICRC/IFRC

Have you encountered any challenges in implementing the commitments contained in this resolution?

With challenges on:
Other

Details about challenges:

In order to further disseminate the ideal of the IHL in Japan, consideration should be given to including the concept of the IHL in formal education from the primary school level.

Have the commitments contained in this resolution had an impact on the work and direction of your State/National Society/Institution?

Type of Impact:
Cooperation between Government/public authorities and National Society has been strengthened
Programming and operations have become more effective and efficient

Have the commitments contained in this resolution had an impact on the communities that your State/National Society/Institution serves?

Description of the impact:

In the last fiscal year, the Japanese Red Cross Society disseminated IHL to 4,265 people across Japan through staff of our chapters and institutions who learned IHL at our annual IHL Dissemination Seminar.
For more initiatives with the Government of Japan, please see the link below.
Report on Pledge – Dissemination of IHL – Government of Japan and the Japanese Red Cross Society – Statutory Meetings (rcrcconference.org)

Report on Pledge – Dissemination of IHL – Government of Japan and the Japanese Red Cross Society