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Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR BODIES ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (25 January 2021) NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR BODIES ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW As of 25 January 2021 (total by region) EUROPE CENTRAL ASIA ASIA & PACIFIC THE AMERICAS AFRICA MIDDLE EAST Austria Kazakhstan Australia Argentina Algeria Bahrain Belarus Kyrgyzstan Bangladesh Bolivia Benin Egypt Belgium Tajikistan China (People’s Republic of) Brazil Botswana Iran (Islamic Republic of) Bulgaria Turkmenistan Cook Islands Canada Burkina Faso Iraq Croatia Indonesia Chile Cabo Verde Jordan Cyprus Japan Colombia Comoros Kuwait Czech Republic Kiribati Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Lebanon Denmark Malaysia Dominican Republic Eswatini Oman Finland Mongolia1* El Salvador Gambia Palestine France Nepal Ecuador Guinea-Bissau Qatar Georgia New Zealand Guatemala Kenya Saudi Arabia Germany Papua New Guinea Honduras Lesotho Syrian Arab Republic Greece Philippines Mexico Liberia United Arab Emirates Hungary Republic of Korea (the) Nicaragua Libya Yemen Iceland Samoa Panama Madagascar Ireland Sri Lanka Paraguay Malawi Italy (two committees) Vanuatu Peru Mauritius Lithuania Trinidad & Tobago Morocco Netherlands Uruguay Namibia Republic of North Macedonia Venezuela Niger Poland (two committees) Nigeria Republic of Moldova Senegal Romania Seychelles Slovakia Sierra Leone Slovenia South Africa Spain Sudan Sweden (two committees) Togo Switzerland Tunisia Ukraine Uganda United Kingdom Zambia Zimbabwe TOTAL: 30 TOTAL: 4 TOTAL: 17 TOTAL: 20 TOTAL: 31 TOTAL: 14 TOTAL: 116 1 The State Cooperation Council of Mongolia has incorporated IHL in its activities, but has no formal mandate. (For more information, see the end of this document). 2 TABLE OF NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND SIMILAR BODIES ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) As of 25 January 2021 Country Name and address of committee Year established/Legal Composition3 Mandate basis2/Operation Algeria Commission nationale du droit Established: 2008 Representatives: Foreign Affairs, National - To disseminate and promote IHL international humanitaire Defence, Justice, Interior, Finance, Energy - To review domestic law in light of IHL and make Legal basis: Presidential and Mines, Water Resources, Industry, recommendations in this regard to the national authorities c/o Ministry of Justice Decree No. 08-163 of 4 June Religious Affairs and Awqaf, Environment 11 December 1960 Street 2008 and Tourism, National Education, Health, El Biar Culture, Information, Higher Education, Algiers Training and Professional Education, Algeria Labour and Social Insurance, National Solidarity, Youth and Sports, General Tel.: +21 321 920 611 Directorate for National Security, General Command of the National Gendarmerie, Fax: +21 321 921 766 Algerian Red Crescent, Algerian Muslim Scouts, Consultative Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights On invitation, qualified experts and organizations Chairmanship: Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Secretariat: Ministry of Defence Argentina Comisión de Aplicación del Derecho Established: 1994 Representatives: Foreign Affairs, Defence, - To ensure implementation of IHL by drawing up laws and Internacional Humanitario (CADIH) Justice, Interior regulations, and by developing policies to ensure respect for Legal basis: Executive international commitments in this area c/o Ministerio de Defensa Decree No. 933/94 of 16 Observer: ICRC - To teach and disseminate IHL among the military and civilians Dirección nacional de derechos humanos June 1994 y DIH Chairmanship: Rotating among the Azopardo, 250 Operation: Internal participating ministries Piso 10° Oficina 1034 regulations 1328 Buenos Aires Secretariat: Ministry of Defence Argentina NB: In 2012, a Sub-Committee on the Tel.: +54 11 43 46 88 00 Identification and Registration of Cultural Property was created 2 For more information, please visit the ICRC National Implementation Database available at: www.icrc.org/ihl-nat 3 Most of the members of national IHL committees are representatives of state ministries, e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice. To avoid repetition, the various ministries are referred to simply as “Foreign Affairs”, “Justice”, etc. 3 Australia Australian Red Cross Established: 1977 Representatives: Foreign Affairs, Defence, - To promote knowledge of IHL, the Fundamental Principles of the National Committee on International Office of the Attorney General, Australian Movement, and the correct use of the emblem in Australia Humanitarian Law Legal basis: Administrative Red Cross, scholars and experts - To work closely with relevant government departments, the understanding Australian Defence Force and Divisional IHL Committees to c/o National IHL Manager Chairmanship: Australian Red Cross ensure the fulfilment of Australia’s international obligations Australian Red Cross Operation: Internal under IHL and to assist in the development of government policy 23-47 Villiers St regulations Secretariat: Australian Red Cross on IHL North Melbourne VIC 3051 - To generate support for a more vigorous approach to IHL by Australia government through contacts with parliamentarians, political parties, NGOs and the wider community Tel.: +61 3 93 45 18 32 - To promote education and debate on current IHL issues - To encourage international respect for IHL and increased Web: http://www.redcross.org.au participation in IHL instruments, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region - To contribute to the development of IHL principles by the ICRC and other interested parties - To assist in reviewing Australian Red Cross policies and materials with regard to IHL Austria National Commission for the Established: 1988 Representatives: Foreign Affairs, Defence, - To coordinate ratification of IHL instruments Implementation of International Justice, Interior, Education, Austrian Red - To coordinate and support implementation and dissemination of Humanitarian Law Legal basis: Ad hoc Cross, scholars IHL in Austria mandates - To prepare for and follow up International Conferences of the c/o Federal Ministry for Europe, Chairmanship: Ministry for Europe, Red Cross and Red Crescent Integration and Foreign Affairs Integration and Foreign Affairs and the - To address and discuss questions related specifically to IHL International Law Department Austrian Red Cross Völkerrechtsbüro Abt. 1/7 Ballhausplatz 2 Secretariat: None 1014 Vienna Austria c/o Austrian Red Cross Headquarters Wiedner Hauptstraße 32, 1041 Vienna Austria Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.roteskreuz.at/site/hvr- kommission/ 4 Bahrain National Committee for International Established: 2014 Representatives: Defence, Interior, Foreign - To ensure implementation and application of IHL Humanitarian Law Affairs, Education, Health, Information, - To develop the kingdom’s IHL policies, strategies and plans Legal basis: Royal Decree National Institution for Human Rights, - To exchange information and expertise with national, regional c/o Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and No. 39 of 15 May 2014 Bahrain University and Bahrain Red and international IHL committees Awqaf Crescent Society - To enhance cooperation with the ICRC PO Box 450 - To conduct research and studies on IHL and produce Manama Chairmanship and secretariat: Minister of publications relating to the principles and application of IHL Bahrain Justice, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf - To study and follow up recommendations and reports relating to IHL Tel.: +973 17 530 564 - To review all national laws to ensure their compliance with IHL +973 17 531 222 +973 17 513 303 Fax: +973 17 531 284 +973 17 530 574 Bangladesh National Committee for International Established: 2014 Representatives: Cabinet Secretariat, - To assess the sufficiency and implementation of IHL treaties to Humanitarian Law Prime Minister’s Office, Defence, Home which Bangladesh is party Legal basis: Agreement Affairs, Law, Justice and Parliamentary - To recommend the promulgation of new laws, rules and the c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs between the Ministry of Affairs, Cultural Affairs, Education, Health issuance of administrative orders to implement the treaties to Director-General, United Nations & Foreign Affairs and the and Family Welfare, Women and Children which Bangladesh is party Human Rights Office of the Prime Minister, Affairs, Armed Forces and Bangladesh - To promote incorporation of IHL in academic circles and civil Shegun Bagicha signed on 12 June 2014 Red Crescent Society society 1000 Dhaka - To recommend, advise and encourage, the establishment of Bangladesh Chairmanship: Foreign Secretary seminars, training sessions, and the conduct of research on IHL etc. Tel.: +880 2 956 21 13 Secretariat: Director General, United - To recommend for taking appropriate actions in connection with Nations & Human Rights, Ministry of Bangladeshis imprisoned abroad and foreigners detained in the Foreign Affairs country Belarus National Committee for the Established: 1997 Representatives: Foreign Affairs, Defence, - To promote ratification of and adherence to IHL treaties, to Implementation of International Justice, Education, Interior, CIS Affairs, amend national legislation to comply with these treaties, and to Humanitarian Law Legal basis: Council of Health, Culture, Deputy Prime Minister, contribute to the dissemination of IHL Ministers Order No. 1242 of Council of Ministers, State Security - To draw up advisory opinions on Belarus’s position on issues c/o Ministry of Justice 19 September 1997 Committee,
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