Filmed in June 2009 during the Solferino Youth Camp, this workshop, based on the Exploring Humanitarian Law programme, illustrates the use of a participatory methodology, including the creation of a non-verbal drama, to teach young people the basic concepts of international humanitarian law. ......
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Zoia Tigiev’s life has been on hold since her 30-year-old son Tamaz went missing in August 2008. He was last seen on their farm when their village in South Ossetia came under attack from Georgian forces. Zoia remains in a kind of limbo unable to mourn and move on until she knows for certain what ...
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More than a year on from the conflict between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, the lives of thousands remain in limbo. In the ruins of Satskheneti village in South Ossetia, there are just five elderly people remaining. Joyce Hood, an ICRC nurse, brings medical care to these people once a week,...
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Angelique Kidjo: "It’s up to each of us, as individuals, young and old, to make a move and do something to help others. It's our world and your move." Visit: www.ourworld-yourmove.org
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In 2009, we are also marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, which give protection to the most vulnerable people in times of war. With a series of public events...
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This world is facing four great challenges, each with immense humanitarian consequences: migration, violence, climate change, health and disease. How can we make vulnerable communities safer? The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is committed to cooperation and partnership at all...
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Brice Osmer lost his arm in 2005 after being hit by a stray bullet near his home in Cité Soleil. Shortly thereafter, his wife was shot in the stomach and barely survived. Violence affects 98% of the population of this sprawling shanty town, one of the poorest in the Western hemisphere, hindering...
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Du 24 au 28 juin 2009, 4000 jeunes du monde entier ont célébré les 150 ans du Mouvement international Croix-Rouge Croissant-Rouge ! ... "Red Cross" "Red Crescent" Croix-Rouge CICR IFRC "Service Jeunesse" Solferino Fiaccolatta "Henry Dunant" "JF Mattéi" "150 ans" "Our world your move"
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Filmed in June 2009 during the Solferino Youth Camp, this workshop, based on the Exploring Humanitarian Law programme, illustrates the use of a participatory methodology, including the creation of a non-verbal drama, to teach young people the basic concepts of international humanitarian law. The...
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James Nachtwey, a celebrated war photographer, went to Afghanistan in 2009 for the ICRC. He witnessed the hardships of the some of the country’s most vulnerable people. This collection of his work gives a glimpse of the human cost of war through his eyes. www.ourworld-yourmove.org ... "our world...
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The story begins in 1859. Geneva merchant, Henry Dunant finds himself in the midst of the Battle of Solferino... ... "our world your move" nonprofit "red cross" "red crescent" "international movement" "geneva conventions" solferino
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