The ICRC's neutral and independent humanitarian action is constantly facing new challenges. Every year, millions of people around the world are affected by wars and natural disasters. How do we respond? This film captures the commitment of the ICRC and its partners from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It focuses on seven situations between 2003 and 2005: the conflict in Darfur, the war in Iraq, Nepal, Yemen, the tsunami in South-East Asia, Chechnya and the earthquake in Pakistan.
ICRC, 2006 / running time : 17 minutes / VHS and DVD / English, French / Free of charge / ref. V-F-CR-F-00898
A joint production between Memoriav and the ICRC, this double DVD production makes available for the first time rare footage of humanitarian work taken between 1920 and 1923. Shot amid the ruins of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian and Ottaman empires, the ICRC films show the suffering that followed the First World War and the attempts to alleviate it through the repatriation of prisoners of war, relief operations for children and refugees and the fight against epidemics.
ICRC, Memoriav, 2005 / running time: 4 hours / VHS and DVD / Sound: silent, with captions in French-English - Documentaries: commentary in French-English / Price CHF 49.- / ref. CD13/001;002
Is there still a place for humanity in armed conflict? This video provides an answer.
Through a series of questions and answers, the film reflects on the relevance of international humanitarian law today. Panorama 04 is ideal viewing for all those who wish to have a general overview of the ICRC's work to limit suffering and provide crucial protection to all those caught up in war.
The 1999 Panorama, produced in the year of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, shows that war victims have certain rights which must be respected and upheld by the States party to those treaties. The useful film also depicts the role of humanitarian action through the work of ICRC delegates. Unlike earlier retrospectives, which singled out events during a given year, this Panorama is not linked to a particular time frame.
Through the personal accounts and daily activities of delegates working at ICRC headquarters and in several delegations in the Caucasus, the film provides an invaluable insight into the various facets of a delegate's work.
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