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

¿ Ha incorporado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en los planes estratégicos u operativos pertinentes?

Los compromisos han sido incorporados en
estrategia
plan operativo

A internacional, nacional, local nivel

Explicación:

CRC works with the Government of Canada, including the Canadian Armed Forces to ensure that IHL education is integrated into mandatory pre-deployment trainings. CRC also provides training and capacity building internally to its international operations teams and collaborates with Movement partners on IHL education and training initiatives.

At the national level, CRC works through partnerships to disseminate IHL, including to key stakeholders such as military, government, the academic community and youth. CRC also serves as the secretariat of the Canadian National Committee of Humanitarian Law, which works to implement, develop, and spread IHL knowledge. CRC also provides feedback and analysis to Government of Canada on necessary legislative and practical measures required at the domestic level to implement IHL.

Ha trabajado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución con otros asociados para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

En asociación con:
gobierno y/o autoridades públicas
CICR/Federación Internacional
otras Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja
asociados en los ámbitos humanitario y de desarrollo (por ejemplo, Naciones Unidas, organizaciones no gubernamentales)
mundo académico

Ejemplos de cooperación:

-Academic partnership with post-secondary institutions to host IHL Conferences, lectures, webinars, and annual fully bilingual IHL Summer School.
-Partnerships with Departments of Education, Teachers’ Associations, and School Boards to deliver IHL and Humanitarian Education trainings and development of resources.
-Government partnerships: Canadian Red Cross provided trainings to the Canadian Armed Forces. It also participated in pre-deployment training for UN Military Operations and provided lectures for various military training courses at times with ICRC. In addition, CRC provided “Intro to IHL and use of force” trainings to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in partnership with ICRC.
– CRC hosts an annual workshop with the Halifax International Security Forum (HISF) Peace with Women Fellowship, comprised of senior, active-duty, female military officers from NATO member and partner countries.
-Movement partnerships: CRC collaborates with IFRC, ICRC and NSs on IHL implementation activities, including integrating IHL education into webinars, IMPACT trainings, Movement working groups. It is also active on Movement advocacy initiatives and forums.
-Humanitarian and development partners: CRC regularly engages with civil society organisations through fora such as the Canadian Women, Peace and Security Network, the Canadian Council on International Law, and international humanitarian and development organisations on IHL and related issues.

¿Ha habido dificultades para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

Dificultades en relación con:
recursos humanos
limitaciones de financiación
otros asociados

Describa detalladamente estas dificultades:

-The COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in the cancellation or postponing of several in-person training and education activities. Efforts were made to continue regular program offerings by moving the majority of IHL implementation activities online.
-A surge in complex humanitarian crises around the world led to increased demands on the IHL team to provide support to internal CRC teams and Movement partners as well as domestic and international stakeholders.

¿Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en el trabajo y la dirección del Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución?

Tipo de repercusión:
fortalecimiento de la cooperación entre el gobierno o las autoridades públicas y la Sociedad Nacional
desarrollo y uso de herramientas o metodologías innovadoras
formación y capacidad de los miembros del personal y de los voluntarios (en el caso de las Sociedades Nacionales);

Describa detalladamente las repercusiones:

– Ongoing cooperation with the Government of Canada has allowed CRC to contribute feedback and analysis of domestic implementation of IHL. Continued cooperation on training of military and other stakeholders on IHL and fundamental principles.
-Not as a result of the resolution but resources and events for students and teachers on IHL were developed and introduced into classrooms across Canada (Forced to Fight Online Resource for Youth, Humanitarian Education Guidebook), increasing youth awareness about IHL. Other innovative methodologies include using social media, video reels, online quizzes, infographics, and electronic newsletters to disseminate awareness about IHL.
-Training and capacity of staff and volunteers at CRC has been maintained with regular activities, including internal information sessions, lunch and learns, IHL presentations at team meetings, briefing notes and research for relevant international teams.

5. Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en las comunidades a las que el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución presta servicios?

Describa las repercusiones:

Through CRC’s IHL education program, information, and awareness about IHL was shared in communities across Canada, at law schools and other academic institutions; through secondary school educator training; through youth engagement; social media; civil society organisations; and other stakeholders. This has led to an increase in the understanding of IHL and other humanitarian principles amongst youth and other key stakeholders.