Strengthening dissemination of IHL

A) Objetivos de la promesa

The obligation to disseminate International Humanitarian Law is one of the most important pledges for the States, which have signed the 1949 Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols. They oblige themselves to disseminate and spread the norms related to the International Humanitarian Law both in peacetime and in period of armed conflict. In this field states work in cooperation with International Committee of Red Cross and National Societies.

According to its mandate, National Societies help their governments to disseminate knowledge of International Humanitarian Law

B) Plan de acción

Action Plan:

• • Support state in identifying gaps related to IHL knowledge

• • Selection of the target groups (volunteers, pupils, students, journalists, representatives of the advertising companies, teachers and etc.)

• • Support state in composing relevant programs for each target groups

• • Cooperate with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement partners in order to share good practice and international experience about the dissemination of IHL.

C) Indicadores para medir los avances:

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D) Recursos requeridos:

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