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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Directorate of Public International Law
Section of International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Justice
CH-3003 Bern
Organisation:
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Conference & Event Service FDFA
CH-3003 Bern
event@eda.admin.ch
Traditionally organized by the Directorate of International Law (DIL) of the FDFA, the Day of Public International Law aims at publicly discussing a contemporary issue of international law relevant to Switzerland’s foreign affairs.
The 2017 edition will focus on protecting healthcare in armed conflict (#NotATarget).The DIL will partner with the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières for this occasion.
The international community’s interest in this issue had constantly grown since being rekindled by the attack on Doctors Without Borders’ hospital in Kunduz (October 2015). Despite the adoption of resolution 2286 by the UN Security Council (May 2016), healthcare remains too often targeted. As an example, more than 200 attacks against doctors, patients and hospitals were registered in Syria in 2016. This Day of Public International Law thus pursues two complementary goals:
Due to the limited number of seats, you are kindly invited to inform us of your participating by filling the online registration-form until 15th November 2017.
It is impossible to modify your registration online once it has been completed. For any request regarding your registration and/or the organization of the event, please send contact us by e-mail at event@eda.admin.ch.
Last update 26.01.2022
