icrc-annual-report-2013

I International Federation The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, founded in 1919, works onthe basis of the Fundamental Principles, carrying out relief operations in aid of the victims of naturaldisasters, health emergencies, and poverty brought about by socio-economic crises, and refugees;it combines this with development work to strengthen the capacities of its member National Societies.IHLinternational humanitarian lawIOMInternational Organization for MigrationK KCHF thousand Swiss francsMMontreux documenton private military andsecurity companiesMovementThe Montreux document on pertinent international legal obligations and good practices for Statesrelated to operations of private military and security companies during armed conflictThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement comprises the ICRC, the InternationalFederation and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. These are all independent bodies.Each has its own status and exercises no authority over the others.N National Society The National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies embody the Movement’s work and FundamentalPrinciples in about 180 countries. They act as auxiliaries to the public authorities of their own countriesin the humanitarian field and provide a range of services, including disaster relief and health andsocial programmes. In times of conflict, National Societies assist the affected civilian population and,where appropriate, support the army medical services.NATONorth Atlantic Treaty OrganizationNGOnon-governmental organizationNon-refoulementNon-refoulement is the principle of international law that prohibits a State from transferring a personwithin its control to another State if there are substantial grounds to believe that this person facesa risk of certain fundamental rights violations, notably torture and other forms of ill-treatment,persecution or arbitrary deprivation of life. This principle is found, with variations in scope, in IHL,international human rights law and international refugee law, as well as in regional instrumentsand in a number of extradition treaties. The exact scope of who is covered by the principle ofnon-refoulement and which violations must be taken into account depends on the applicable legalframework that will determine which specific norms apply in a given context.O OCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsOHCHROptional Protocol tothe Convention onthe Rights of the ChildOther situationsof violenceP POWs prisoners of warRRestoring FamilyLinks Strategy forthe MovementRCMsRemotely piloted aircraftRestoring Family LinksStrategy for the MovementOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of childrenin armed conflict, 25 May 2000Situations of collective violence below the threshold of an armed conflict but generating significanthumanitarian consequences, in particular internal disturbances (internal strife) and tensions.The collective nature of the violence excludes self-directed or interpersonal violence. In suchsituations of collective violence, the ICRC may take any humanitarian initiative falling within itsmandate as a specifically neutral, impartial and independent organization, in conformity with theStatutes of the Movement, article 5(2)(d) and 5(3).In November 2007, the Movement’s Council of Delegates adopted the Restoring Family LinksStrategy for the Movement. The strategy, which covers a ten-year period, aims to strengthen theMovement’s family-links network by enhancing the capacity of its components to respond tothe needs of those without news of family members owing to armed conflict, other situations ofviolence, natural disasters or other circumstances, such as migration.Red Cross messagesAny aerial vehicle, including those from which weapons can be launched or deployed, operated byone or more human operators who are not physically located on boardIn November 2007, the Movement’s Council of Delegates adopted the Restoring Family LinksStrategy for the Movement. The strategy, which covers a ten-year period, aims to strengthen theMovement’s family-links network by enhancing the capacity of its components to respond to theneeds of those without news of family members owing to armed conflict, other situations of violence,natural disasters or other circumstances, such as migrationRome Statute Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, 17 July 1998ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS | 5