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The chapter appraises how the ICRC has managed to cooperate with both the government and insurgent groups simultaneously in Darfur, Sudan. It also examines how the organization has developed networking with national societies and international organizations for the promotion of international humanitarian norms, and standards for providing relief to the victims. The focus of the chapter is the two-fold activities of the ICRC, i.e., helping the victims in the field through relief activities and its role in disseminating, promoting and implementing the international humanitarian law in Darfur.
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Kumar, R. (2019). The ICRC in Darfur Conflict, Sudan. In: The International Committee of the Red Cross in Internal Armed Conflicts. Palgrave Pivot, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2601-1_4
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