Doha hosts ‘Gulf Seminar on Role of National Committees for International Humanitarian Law’

Doha, Qatar: The Gulf Seminar on the Role of National Committees for International Humanitarian Law kicked off in Doha yesterday. Organised by the...

Doha, Qatar: The Gulf Seminar on the Role of National Committees for International Humanitarian Law kicked off in Doha yesterday.

Organised by the National Committee for International Humanitarian Law (NCIHL), the event intends to promote respect for and implementation of international humanitarian law as well as to strengthen cooperation among national committees in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

The seminar was attended by Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi, Their Excellencies, the heads and representatives of the national committees for international humanitarian law in the GCC countries, Regional Legal Coordinator for the Middle East at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Dr. Omar Makki, Legal Adviser for the ICRC’s mission in Kuwait, Dr. Moaz Al Hadhli; alongside a number of invited guests and legal professionals from various government entities.

In his opening remarks, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice and Chairperson of NCIHL H E Saeed bin Abdullah Al Suwaidi affirmed that the seminar aims to enhance respect for and enforce international humanitarian law in the participating countries.

The humanitarian challenges in the world today impose heightened responsibilities for spreading awareness of international humanitarian law, deepening its sublime precepts, and seriously working on aligning national legislations with international obligations to ensure human life and dignity are protected in times of armed conflict and to bolster the rule of law, H E Al Suwaidi underlined.