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The National Commission on International Humanitarian Law on Monday launched its action plan for 2015-2016, it is concerned with the application of the Geneva Conventions relating to the victims of war, and the use of weapons and the protection of the environment during wars and holy places and hospitals and the protection of medical personnel and helping the wounded. Through the dissemination and awareness of the principles and the goals and objectives of the international humanitarian law at the level of institutions and individuals, and the exchange of experiences with associations and organizations working in this area on the enhancement of cooperation and ensuring the implementation and effectiveness of the provisions of the Law through coordination between the relevant authorities and to review relevant legislation and make the necessary recommendations to the authorities concerned in this regard.

Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadi, Assistant Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs and head of the Commission, said that the action plan for 2015-2016 includes 23 operations to be implemented during two years, through the three committees: Media, Orientation and Publication, Training and Education, and Legislations. It include a breakdown of the international humanitarian law conventions and the status of the UAE thereof regarding signing or joining them or not, and preparation of a list of federal and local authorities affecting or affected by the provisions of those conventions and address them to seek their opinion on whether or not to join, and on legislation or to modify existing ones to conform to the obligations imposed by the international humanitarian law conventions.

Al Awadi noted that they will be conducting awareness field visits for school students to introduce them to the international humanitarian law and the National Commission on International Humanitarian Law, and holding specialized orientation seminars for college students on the activity of the National Commission on International Humanitarian Law for students from the Colleges of Law, Political Sciences, Media and Mass Communication and military academies.

He also added that the Commission will prepare two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) and the Ministry of Interior (MoI), as well as networking with representatives of national commissions on international humanitarian law in other countries, particularly the Gulf States and arab countries, to exchange experiences and to identify activities and exchange visits to promote cooperation and communication to reflect the human experience of the UAE that is consistent with the objectives and tasks of the Commission.

The ten members of the UAE National Commission on International Humanitarian Law are representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Institute of Judicial Training Studies (ITJS), the Federal National Council (FNC), the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces, State Security, and the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC).

1/20/2015

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