A Presentation on Humanitarian Education & Work of the International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies by Prof Umesh Kadam at the Humanitarian Partnership Conference 2014

1. HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION
AND WORK OF THE ICRC
Prof. Umesh Kadam
Regional Legal Adviser
ICRC Nairobi
HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
16-18 SEPTEMBER 2014, NAIROBI

2. MMAANNDDAATTEE ooff tthhee IICCRRCC
Provide
PROTECTION
and
ASSISTANCE
to victims of
armed conflict
and other
situations of violence

3. The basis of ICRC’s mandate
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4. DUAL NATURE OF ICRC’S WORK
• OPERATIONAL: HELPING VICTIMS OF
ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER SITUATIONS
OF VIOLENCE
• PROMOTIONAL: DEVELOPING AND
PROMOTING IHL AND HUMANITARIAN
PRINCIPLES
• BOTH ARE LINKED – FIRST OPERATES
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SECOND
AND THE SECOND DRAWS UPON EXPERIENCE
OF THE FIRST

5. PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITIES
• ENCOURAGE TO OFFER COURSES IN IHL
• CAPACITY
BUILDING
• REACHING
OUT TO
NEXT
GENERATION
LEADERS

6. H.E.L.P. (HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN
LARGE POPULATIONS) COURSES
• MULTICULTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
• TO ENHANCE PROFESSIONALISM IN
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMMES
CONDUCTED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
• SINCE 1986, MORE THAN 3500 TRAINED
AROUND THE WORLD. MOSTLY FROM NGOs,
UN AGENCIES, MINISTRIES OF HEALTH,
ARMED FORCES’ MEDICAL CORPS, RCRC MOV.,
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
• PARTNERSHIP WITH WHO, RESEARCH
INSTITUTES AND UNIVERSITIES

7. COURSE’S FOCUS
HELP: HEALTH, ETHICS, LAW AND POLITICS
• NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
• ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
• HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
EPIDEMIOLOGY
• HEALTH SYSTEMS
• COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL

8. COURSE’S FOCUS
HELP: HEALTH, ETHICS, LAW AND POLITICS
• MENTAL HEALTH
• DILEMMAS FACED BY PROFESSIONALS IN
HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS
• INTERNATONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
• PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND HEALTH
• RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS IN ARMED CONFLICT

9. COURSES ON IHL AND HUMANITARIAN
ACTION
• HUMANITARIAN PROFESSIONALS, DONOR
AGENCIES AND POLICY MAKERS
• SENIOR OFFICIALS OF NGOs, INGOs, UN
AGENCIES, GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR.
• ENHANCING CAPACITY TO USE IHL AS AN
EFFECTIVE TOOL DURING HUMANITARIAN
OPERATIONS
• GLOBAL(ONE WEEK IN KENYA, ONCE A YEAR)
AND REGIONAL COURSES

10. TRAINING NEEDS OF
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
• ARMS CARRIERS: STATE AND NON-STATE,
POLICE, ETC.
• POLITICAL AUTHORITIES
• LEGAL PROFESSIONALS

11. CONCLUDING REMARKS
ALONGSIDE ITS WORK TO HELP PEOPLE
AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER
SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE, THE ICRC IS
STRONGLY COMMITTED TO PROMOTE
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF IHL
AND BUILD CAPACITY OF HUMANITARIAN
PROFESSIONALS SO AS TO ENHANCE THE
QUALITY OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICES.

12. THANK YOU !