International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC News Release
28 August 2012
Tanzania: Government Oficials discuss implementation of International Humanitarian Law
Dar
es Salaam (ICRC) – Tanzanian government officials are to attend a
seminar on the national implementation of international humanitarian law
in Dar es Salaam. The Tanzanian ministry of foreign affairs and
international cooperation will host 20 officials on 29 August 2012 at
the Coral Beach Hotel, with organisation in the hands of the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Tanzania Red
Cross Society (TRCS).
"The
seminar demonstrates the Tanzanian government’s commitment to ensure
that IHL is known and implemented in Tanzania," explained Christoph
Luedi, head of the ICRC’s regional delegation in Nairobi. “The ICRC
welcomes this sign of commitment on the part of the Tanzanian
authorities.”
The
seminar will provide guidance to government bodies such as the Public
Service Management and Prime Minister’s offices and the Ministries of
Defence and National Service, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional
Affairs, Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, Education and
Vocational Training, Community Development, Gender and Children, Health
and Social Welfare, Social Justice, and Communication, Science and
Technology, which are responsible for implementing IHL in the country.
Topics will include ratifying, implementing and promoting IHL treaties
and the impact of IHL in today's world. It will be opened by Tanzanian
deputy minister of justice and constitutional affairs, Hon. Angela
Kairuki (MP). Christoph Luedi and the TRCS vice chairperson, Ms Zainabu
Gama will officiate the occasion.
For
some time now, the ICRC has been supporting Tanzania’s efforts to
promote and implement IHL through national legislation. International
humanitarian law aims to limit the effects of armed conflict on
humanitarian grounds, and Tanzania has already demonstrated its
commitment to this ideal by signing up to the Geneva Conventions and
their additional protocols, along with other treaties that regulate
weapons of war and provide protection for people during conflicts.
For further information, please contact:
Lynette Mukuhi, ICRC Nairobi, tel: +254 733 660076
Martha Kassele, ICRC Dar es Salaam, tel: +255 782 099383
or visit www.icrc.org
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