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

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

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

Partner with:
National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society in your country
Government and/or public authorities
ICRC/IFRC
Other National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies
Academia

Examples of cooperation:

Slovenian Red Cross, in accordance with established practice and in the spirit of the Movement’s statutes and the provisions of the Geneva Conventions, actively implements its duty to raise awareness among the public and specific groups regarding knowledge of the Movement and International Humanitarian Law (IHL) among members of management structures, employees, volunteers, and members armed and police forces, medical personnel, universities, schools, the media and the general public, as this is how we contribute to the reduction of suffering, the protection of victims, to more effective humanitarian actions and, last but not least, to the promotion of a culture of tolerance and ensuring peace.

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

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
Innovative tools/methodologies have been developed and are utilized
Training and capacity of staff and volunteers has increased (for National Societies)

Details about the impact:

During the reporting period, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the chair of the Permanent Coordination Group for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) of the IFRC, we reported on the resolutions and commitments adopted at the 33rd International Conference of the RC/RC and the resulting obligations for the Slovenian Red Cross, as well as for the Republic of Slovenia. The accepted commitments of the SRC refer to the following resolutions: Bring IHL “home”: a plan for better national implementation of IHL; RFL respecting privacy, including personal data protection; The mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other disasters; Disaster response regulations that take care of everything; Time to act: Tackling epidemics and pandemics together; Women and leadership in the humanitarian action Movement; Act Today, Shape Tomorrow and the Implementation of the Operational Arrangement Agreement dated November 28, 2005 between Magen David Adom of Israel and the National Society of the Palestine Red Crescent.

There are several ways in which knowledge and awareness of the importance of international humanitarian law is spread. Across the entire international Red Cross and Red Crescent family, competitions are held in this light, in which students participate and test their knowledge. Also last year, it was organized by the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana and under the leadership of Prof. dr. Vasilka Sancin, in cooperation with ICRC, UNHCR and SRC, the Pan-European International Competition for Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law was held. The freelance legal and human resource specialist participated in the organization of an international competition in the role of a judge.
In 2023, a lecture/presentation of the activities of the Slovenian Red Cross, both in the field of IHL and in other fields, was held for representatives of the Slovenian and Dutch armies.

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

Description of the impact:

SRC staff ensures good partnership relations with all relevant institutions, organizations and/or individuals dealing with the field of international humanitarian law and spreading the organizational culture of the Movement, both at home (Permanent Coordination Group for IHL at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs) and abroad and ensured the consistent introduction of innovations in our work, especially in the area of ​​protection and respect for the Red Cross emblem. We were also successful in monitoring violations of the use of the RC emblem.
We participated in several international meetings/workshops/trainings, but due to measures related to the covid-19 epidemic, most of them were conducted online.