A) Objectives of the pledge:
States, which have signed the 1949 Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, commit 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 closely cooperate with the International Committee of the Red Cross and National Societies. According to the mandate, National Societies assist their governments to disseminate knowledge about International Humanitarian Law and related issues. The objective of the pledge is to disseminate IHL among different target groups. This is a joint pledge of Georgia (National IHL Commission) and Georgia Red Cross Society.
B) Action plan:
– Selection of the target groups (volunteers, pupils, students, community members, other interested people);
– Developing relevant study programs for target groups on IHL and related topics;
– Organizing and conducting trainings, information meetings and other outreach activities for target groups about IHL and related topics;
– 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) Indicators for measuring progress:
- Number of trained persons;
- Number of conducted trainings, meetings and/or outreach activities;
- Progress reports
D) Resource implications:
Parties (GRCS and the State) will use the resources that may be necessary to carry out this pledge based on the action plan. The pledge will be implemented with support of the relevant human and technical resources.
