ICRC- International Committee of the Red Cross
Mission of the Red Cross - correct answer To ensure humanitarian protection and assistance for victims
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What guides the red cross? - correct answer The International Humanitarian Law [IHL]; protects combatants & civilians during conflict
human rights - correct answer given to all & protect individual at all times; basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings
International Humanitarian Law - correct answer A body of international law, often identified as the laws of war, that seeks to protect combatants and non-combatants in conflict situations.
economic assistance - correct answer economic security; vary according to an individual's physical needs, the environment and prevailing cultural standards; food, basic shelter, clothing, hygiene; essential assets needed to earn a living & costs associated with health care/education
Assistance - correct answer restore ties to those who lost their families; provide material and medical assistance; preserve and restore acceptable living conditions to those in need
Water in habitat - correct answer provides water in conflict zones and creates or maintains a sustainable living environment to reduce death/suffering due to damage to infrastructure or disruption to water supplies.
Health - correct answer get basic health care that meets universally recognized standards; assisting existing health services or temporarily replacing them.
Current Key country operations - correct answer Afghanistan, Iraq, Lake Chad, Syria, Yemen
ICRC symbols - correct answer cross, crescent, diamond
How does ICRC provide respect for IHL? - correct answer minimize dangers; stop violations committed against them; uphold their rights; make their voices heard
What are the ICRC fundamental rules? - correct answer people not fighting have protection rights; cannot kill/injure enemy who has surrendered; protect wounded on BOTH sides; people captured have rights protected from violence; not held accountable for actions they didn't commit; military don't have right to cause unnecessary losses or cause unjustified suffering; fighters can only attack soldiers
economic security - correct answer ability of individuals, household, communities to cover essential needs with dignity
essential needs - correct answer food, clothing, shelter, hygiene
Why are there more than 1 symbol in ICRC? - correct answer protective use of symbols; Geneva Conventions of 1949 & the rules of the International Movement, a National Society had to use one of them to be recognized as a Movement member. Since 1980, only the red cross and red crescent emblems have b [Show Less]