links: http://www.afp.mil.ph/index.php/8-afp-news/590-afp-reaffirms-commitment-to-ihl
AFP reaffirms commitment to IHL
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City
– The Armed Forces of the Philippines pledged to reaffirm its
commitment towards the promotion of the International Humanitarian Law
(IHL) in a ceremony held Thursday at the AFP Commissioned Officers Club
(AFPCO), here.
General Carlito Galvez Jr, the AFP Chief
of Staff led the Pledge of Commitment of Military Officers and Enlisted
Personnel during the official opening of the celebration of IHL Month
this August.
From left: General Carlito Galvez Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines leads the Pledge of Commitment during the celebration of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) month on 16 August 2018 at Tejeros Hall, AFP Commissioned Officers Club, Camp Aguinaldo. Also in the picture: Undersecretary Severo Catura, Executive Director for Presidential Human Rights Committee; Undersecretary Ernesto Abella, Usec for Strategic Communication, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); Undersecretary Ricardo David Jr, Usec for Defense Policy, and Mr. Boris Kelecevic, Deputy Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross. Photo by Cpl Joel Manzano/PAOAFP
The Department of National Defense (DND)
is hosting this year’s national celebration of the IHL Month with the
theme “Kaligtasan ng Mamamayan sa Panahon ng Digmaan, Sama-sama nating
Pagtulungan”.
Activities lined up for the month
include IHL Photo Exhibit on August on August 16 at Heroes Hall, General
Headquarters Building in Camp Aguinaldo; IHL Fun Run, Human Formation,
and Bloodletting on August 17 at the Philippine Army Grandstand in Fort
Bonifacio; and conduct of series of IHL Training/Seminar on September 5
to 6 at AFPCOC.
Also part of the celebration is the
‘Toys and Books for Children of Marawi’, a donation campaign for the
month of July to August.
The Philippines, as a Contracting Party
to the Four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, subscribes to the
basic principle of disinterested humanitarian aid to all victims of war
and armed conflict without discrimination, and accepts direct
responsibility for the application of IHL when involved in an armed
conflict.
Annually since 1999, the DND and the
Department of Foreign Affairs co-chair a government inter-agency ad hoc
committee to formulate and implement activities to commemorate the IHL
Day on 12 August and the whole month of August as IHL month.
AFP Websites
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OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS WEBSITES
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Human Rights Advocacy Promotions | Human Rights
PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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