DOCSLIB.ORG

Armed Conflict 17 Armed Conflict's Impacts on Children—A Photo Essay 37 a Basis for Action 49

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Armed Conflict 17 Armed Conflict's Impacts on Children—A Photo Essay 37 a Basis for Action 49 CHILDREN IN WAR A Guide to the Provision of Services A Study for UNICEF Everett M. Ressler Joanne Marie Tortorici Alex Marcelino UNICEF New York, N.Y., USA Copyright © 1993 United Nations Children's Fund Programme Publications 3 UN Plaza New York, N.Y. 10017 USA ISBN: 92-806-2089-4 March 1993 Design: Phyllis Ressler Photos: Cover: Patrick Baz, AFP, 1990 Page 37: UNICEF/5549/Darko Gorenak Page 38: UNICEF/1407/Yann Gamblin Page 39: UNICEF/5526/John Isaac Page 40: David Burnett/Contact Page 41: UNICEF/2906/Carolyn Watson Page 42: UNICEF/5133/John Isaac Page 43: UNICEF/4560C/John Isaac Alon Reininger Page 44: UNICEF/833/Said Elatab UNICEF/5425/Darko Gorenak UN/141100/John Isaac Page 45: UNICEF/4761/John Chaisson Page 46: UNICEF/1397/Yann Gamblin Page 47: Leif Skoogfors Line art at beginning of chapters courtesy of International Social Service. The material in this book has been commissioned by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The contents of this book are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or the views of the United Nations Children's Fund. The designations employed in this publication and the presentation of the material do not imply on the part of the United Nations Children's Fund the expression of any opinion whatsoever concerning the legal status of any country or territory or its authorities, or the delimitation of its frontiers. Oh, world be wise The future lies in children's eyes. Donna Hoffman My Children, All Children, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, 1975. Contents Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 9 Conceptual Framework Armed Conflict 17 Armed Conflict's Impacts on Children—A Photo Essay 37 A Basis for Action 49 Protecting and Caring for Children in Conflict Situations Loss of Life 65 Injury, Illness, Malnutrition, Disability 79 Torture, Abuse, Imprisonment, Recruitment 113 Unaccompanied Children 141 Psychosocial Distress 165 Education Disruption 209 Annexes Chapter References 225 Bibliography 235 Acknowledgements Individuals inmany countries interrupted the course of their harried schedules to contribute to this book. Often in the shadow of conflict, parents, children and other interested people shared concerns, lessons and dreams. People within the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) provided helpful information. Workers from non-governmental organizations, including Am• nesty International, Christian Children's Fund, Defence for Chil• dren International, Human Rights Watch, International Catholic Child Bureau, League of Red Cross Societies, Radda Barnen (Sweden), Redd Barna (Norway), Save the Children Federation (U.S.) and Save the Children Fund (U.K.) made special efforts to contribute information and comments. Individuals who deserve special mention include Nigel Cantwell, Ilene Cohn, Dr. Atle Dyregrov, Shirley Fozzard, Dr. Elizabeth Jareg, Dr. Bruno Lima, Dr. Mona Maksoud, Margaret McCallin, Dr. Julie McDonald, Dr. J. C. Metraux, Dr. Eric K. Noji, Dr. Magne Raundalen, Jennie Street, Jan Williamson and John Williamson. Dinora de Marino, Dora Lili Posadas de Garcia and Dr. Joanne Marie Tortorici, in El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua, respec• tively, wrote background papers detailing Central American expe• rience. The African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) contributed a background paper on experience in Africa. Alex Marcelino pro• vided an in-depth review of experience in the Philippines. Dr. Jiri Toman, an international lawyer at the Henry Dunant Institute in Geneva, provided comment and information regarding interna• tional law. People in many countries wrote letters, sent information, responded to questionnaires and arranged field trips for site visits. 7 Acknowledgements The project would not have been completed without excellent support from UNICEF. UNICEF New York and UNICEF Philip• pines financed the project. The project was nurtured from inception to completion by Dr. Nyi Nyi, Director of the Programme Division; R. Padmini, Chief of the Urban Section; Clarence Shubert, Senior Advisor, Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances, Urban Section; and their staffs. Staff of the Emergency Section and Charles La Muniere also provided important and helpful support. Newton Bowles provided invaluable comments and encouragement throughout the process, The UNICEF Philippines staff made a significant contribution to the project. UNICEF staff in Bangladesh, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jordan, Kenya, Liberia, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Uganda made special efforts on behalf of this project also. Cheryl Zehr Walker contributed significantly through her editing, as did Phyllis Ressler through her graphic design work, her search for photos, her attention to details and her support throughout the project. Kathleen Yoder assisted in preparing final copy. Janet D otter worked many days assisting in the literature search and the preparation of the bibliography. Their pleasant andhelpful assistance was deeply appre• ciated. Millersville (Pa.) University provided library and other insti• tutional support; special thanks go to Dr. Sam Casselberry. Dr. Joanne Nigg and the staff at the Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware, are thanked for their assistance. Dr. Joanne Marie Tortorici (Nicaragua) and Alex Marcelino (Philippines) served as principal consultants to the project, provid• ing drafts on many sections and comments on all. Their significant field experience and knowledge about the provision of services to children in situations of armed conflict were invaluable. They proved a delight to work with. I wish to thank all the persons mentioned above, and the many more who assisted but are unmentioned, for their willingness to contribute to a process undertaken in the hope that it would benefit children in situations of armed conflict. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the author, not necessarily those of UNICEF or of people who have provided information and support. Everett M. Ressler Introduction A renewed commitment is needed on behalf of children in situations of armed conflict. In conflict situations adult family members do everything possible to protect and provide for their children; children help each other; community members, committed govern• ment personnel and non-governmental organization (NGO) work• ers offer assistance, often at great personal risk. Children are the jewels of family and society throughout the world, and extra• ordinary efforts are taken to ensure their well-being. Unfortunately, the substantial efforts of families, communities, agencies and government services have not fully protected and provided for children in situations of armed conflict. Many children are killed, injured, tortured, imprisoned, malnourished and separated from family members, and suffer the numerous other impacts of armed conflict. It is this sad reality that substantiates the need for renewed local, national and international commitment to these children. Background Renewed national and international interest in and commitment to the special needs of children in situations of armed conflict is rather recent and has developed in large part because of the initiatives taken by UNICEF's Executive Board and staff. In 1986 the Executive Board recognized the necessity of special program• ming efforts for "children in especially difficult circumstances", which includes children in situations of armed conflict, street children, abused children, working children and children in institu• tions. UNICEF estimated that as many as 20 per cent of all children live in especially difficult circumstances, often outside the reach of normal services. Since that recognition, national services, NGOs and interna• tional organizations have begun assessing and meeting the needs of children in especially difficult circumstances more concertedly Children in War: A Guide to the Provision of Services through studies, public discussions, pilot projects and advocacy efforts. New programmes are being formulated in virtually all countries in which there are ongoing conflicts. In Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka; in Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru; in Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan; in Iraq, Israel, Leb• anon (to name a few of the 40 or so countries currently experiencing armed conflict), people work to ensure the well-being of children. Their continuing search for information and their experience have provided the impetus for this book. Objectives This book was formulated to encourage consideration of the following questions: • What impacts do present-day conflicts have on children and their families? • What special needs of children should be anticipated and monitored? • Which children in what circumstances are likely to have special needs that may require intervention? • What principles of programme response might be suggested? • What programme strategies are being adopted around the world to meet children's needs? • What literature and special resources are available to service providers? Children in War is intended to be a summary. It is short rather than long, generic rather than country- or emergency-specific, practical
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Walk the Talk: Review of Donors' Humanitarian Policies on Education
    WALK THE TALK Review of DonoRs’ HumanitaRian Policies on eDucation Design and layout: Amund Lie Nitter Cover photo: Hanne Bjugstad @Save the Children Photographs: Hanne Bjugstad, Jonathan Hyams, Georg Schaumberger, Hedinn Halldorsson, Luca Kleve-Ruud, Susan Warner, Prashanth Vishwanathan, Andrew Quilty, Vincent Tremeau, Becky Bakr Abdulla, Christian Jepsen, Ingrid Prestetun, Truls Brekke, Shahzad Ahmad, David Garcia Researched and written by: this study was commissioned by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Save the Children and written by Elizabeth Wilson, Brian Majewski and Kerstin Tebbe (Avenir Analytics Ltd). Acknowledgements Particular thanks are due to Matthew Stephensen, Silje Sjøvaag Skeie, Nadia Bernasconi (Norwegian Refugee Council), Anette Remme (Save the Children), and Elin Martinez (formerly at Save the Children). The report has benefitted from additional input by the following: Phillippa Lei, Sylvi Bratten, Clare Mason, Bergdis Joelsdottir, Øygunn Sundsbø Brynildsen and Gunvor Knag Fylkesnes (Save the Children) and Petra Storstein, Sine Holen, Laurence Mazy, Mirjam Van Belle, Therese Marie Uppstrøm Pankratov, Elizabeth Hendry, and Ella Slater (NRC), Dean Brooks (formerly at NRC and now INEE) Ronit Cohen, (formerly INEE and now Save the Children), and Thomas Norman (independent consultant). The study was financed by: the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children Norway. Disclaimer: The analysis of donor policies and practices in this report represent the best judgment of the review team based on careful analysis of available data and do not necessarily represent the opinions of NRC or Save the Children. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, international, humanitarian non- governmental organization which provides assistance, protection and contributes to durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced people worldwide.
    [Show full text]
  • Nobel Peace Speech
    Nobel peace speech Associate Professor Joshua FRYE Humboldt State University USA [email protected] Macy SUCHAN Humboldt State University USA [email protected] Abstract: The Nobel Peace Prize has long been considered the premier peace prize in the world. According to Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Nobel Committee, of the 300 some peace prizes awarded worldwide, “none is in any way as well known and as highly respected as the Nobel Peace Prize” (Lundestad, 2001). Nobel peace speech is a unique and significant international site of public discourse committed to articulating the universal grammar of peace. Spanning over 100 years of sociopoliti- cal history on the world stage, Nobel Peace Laureates richly represent an important cross-section of domestic and international issues increasingly germane to many publics. Communication scholars’ interest in this rhetorical genre has increased in the past decade. Yet, the norm has been to analyze a single speech artifact from a prestigious or controversial winner rather than examine the collection of speeches for generic commonalities of import. In this essay, we analyze the discourse of No- bel peace speech inductively and argue that the organizing principle of the Nobel peace speech genre is the repetitive form of normative liberal principles and values that function as rhetorical topoi. These topoi include freedom and justice and appeal to the inviolable, inborn right of human beings to exercise certain political and civil liberties and the expectation of equality of protection from totalitarian and tyrannical abuses. The significance of this essay to contemporary communication theory is to expand our theoretical understanding of rhetoric’s role in the maintenance and de- velopment of an international and cross-cultural vocabulary for the grammar of peace.
    [Show full text]
  • Cluster Book 9 Printers Singles .Indd
    PROTECTING EDUCATION IN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT PHOTO:DAVID TURNLEY / CORBIS CONTENT FOR INCLUSION IN TEXTBOOKS OR READERS Curriculum resource Introducing Humanitarian Education in Primary and Junior Secondary Education Front cover A Red Cross worker helps an injured man to a makeshift hospital during the Rwandan civil war XX Foreword his booklet is one of a series of booklets prepared as part of the T Protecting Education in Conflict-Affected Countries Programme, undertaken by Save the Children on behalf of the Global Education Cluster, in partnership with Education Above All, a Qatar-based non- governmental organisation. The booklets were prepared by a consultant team from Search For Common Ground. They were written by Brendan O’Malley (editor) and Melinda Smith, with contributions from Carolyne Ashton, Saji Prelis, and Wendy Wheaton of the Education Cluster, and technical advice from Margaret Sinclair. Accompanying training workshop materials were written by Melinda Smith, with contributions from Carolyne Ashton and Brendan O’Malley. The curriculum resource was written by Carolyne Ashton and Margaret Sinclair. Booklet topics and themes Booklet 1 Overview Booklet 2 Legal Accountability and the Duty to Protect Booklet 3 Community-based Protection and Prevention Booklet 4 Education for Child Protection and Psychosocial Support Booklet 5 Education Policy and Planning for Protection, Recovery and Fair Access Booklet 6 Education for Building Peace Booklet 7 Monitoring and Reporting Booklet 8 Advocacy The booklets should be used alongside the with interested professionals working in Inter-Agency Network for Education in ministries of education or non- Emergencies (INEE) Minimum Standards for governmental organisations, and others Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery.
    [Show full text]
  • Basics About the Red Cross
    BASICS aboutBASICS the REDabout CROSS the RED CROSS I n d ian Red Cross Society Indian Red Cross Society First Edition 2008, Indian Red Cross Society Second Edition 2014, Indian Red Cross Society National Headquarters 1, Red Cross Road New Delhi 110001 India 2008, 2nd Edition © 2014, Indian Red Cross Society National Headquarters 1, Red Cross Road New Delhi 110001 India Project leader:Prof.(Dr.) S.P. Agarwal, Secretary General, IRCS Manuscript and editing: Dr. Veer Bhushan, Mr. Neel Kamal Singh, Mr. Manish Chaudhry, Ms. RinaTripathi, Mr. Bhavesh Sodagar, Dr. Rajeev Sadana, Ms. Neeti Sharma, Ms. Homai N. Modi Published by : Indian Red Cross Society, National Headquarters Supported by:International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Basics about the Red Cross Contents Idea of the Red Cross Movement .......................................................................................... 3 Foundation of the Red Cross Movement ............................................................................... 5 A Global Movement ............................................................................................................... 7 The Emblems ........................................................................................................................ 9 The Seven Fundamental Principles ...................................................................................... 13 International Humanitarian Law ........................................................................................... 21 Re-establishing Family Links
    [Show full text]
  • The Unburiable Representations of Pain and Violence in Selected Works of Sarah Kane and Caryl Churchill
    The Unburiable Representations of pain and violence in selected works of Sarah Kane and Caryl Churchill Phillipa (Pip) Rundle Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Arts with Honours 2011 Declaration statement: This Honours thesis is presented in the year of 2011 for the Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Arts with Honours of Murdoch University. I declare that this thesis, except where otherwise indicated, is my own work and an account of my own research. Phillipa (Pip) Rundle Phillipa Rundle The Unburiable | 1 COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I acknowledge that a copy of this thesis will be held at the Murdoch University Library. I understand that, under the provisions of s51.2 of the Copyright Act 1968, all or part of this thesis may be copied without infringement of copyright where such a reproduction is for the purposes of study and research. This statement does not signal any transfer of copyright away from the author. Signed: …………………………………………………………... Full Name of Degree: Bachelor of Arts in English and Creative Arts with Honours Thesis Title: The Unburiable: Representations of pain and violence in selected works of Sarah Kane and Caryl Churchill Author: Phillipa (Pip) Rundle Year: 2011 Phillipa Rundle The Unburiable | 2 Abstract In this thesis I intend to answer the question of how representations of pain and violence in the selected plays of Kane and Churchill assist the critical understanding of those works. The works I have selected are Sarah Kane’s Blasted and Caryl Churchill’s Seven Jewish Children: A play for Gaza. To assist the understanding of the spectator and to enable me to engage with the plays in closer detail I draw on a selection of theories from the philosophers Judith Butler and Arne Johan Vetlesen.
    [Show full text]
  • Options to Expand Social Investments in 187 Countries
    ESS - EXTENSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY Fiscal Space for Social Protection Options to Expand Social Investments in 187 Countries Isabel Ortiz Matthew Cummins Kalaivani Karunanethy ESS Working Paper no. 48 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE, GENEVA Copyright © International Labour Organization 2015 First published 2015 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publications (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered with reproduction rights organizations may make copies in accordance with the licences issued to them for this purpose. Visit www.ifrro.org to find the reproduction rights organization in your country. ILO Cataloguing in Publication Data Fiscal Space for Social Protection: Options to Expand Social Investments in 187 Countries / Isabel Ortiz, Matthew Cummins, Kalaivani Karunanethy; International Labour Office. - Geneva: ILO, 2015 (Extension of Social Security Series No. 48) International Labour Office Social protection Department social protection / fiscal space / resource mobilization / public expenditures / tax / social spending / social investments / development policy / equity / The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers.
    [Show full text]
  • Copyright 2014 Cecily Garber
    Copyright 2014 Cecily Garber FICTION-CRITICISM IN INTERWAR ENGLAND: JUDGMENT, GENDER, AND THE PLURALIST PUBLIC SPHERE BY CECILY R. GARBER DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Kirkpatrick Professor Vicki Mahaffey, Chair Associate Professor Hina Nazar Associate Professor Jim Hansen Assistant Professor Andrew Gaedke ABSTRACT It is tempting to say that intellectual writers in early twentieth-century Britain produced popular journalism for outlets like Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, and The Daily Telegraph simply to make money. However, this dissertation argues that such “side” work in fact played an important role in intellectual writers’ careers by giving them tools to produce topical, political literature. This study first examines the popular essays of Rose Macaulay, Aldous Huxley, and Virginia Woolf, all intellectually respected novelists in their day, to argue that their journalism crossed contentious lines in the period’s “battle of the ’brows,” or the battle between high, middle, and lowbrows for cultural legitimacy. This study then defines a genre I call “fiction- criticism” to describe novels like Macaulay’s Potterism, Huxley’s Point Counter Point, and Woolf’s unpublished “novel-essay,” The Pargiters, which all bear significant traces of their popular essay writing and occupy an overdetermined position in the literary public sphere. Fiction-criticism’s status as accessible, intelligent, and conversant with high and middlebrow conventions allowed it to capture and speak to a wide readership from varying classes and cultural backgrounds. In doing so, the genre promoted dialogue between citizens with different tastes, outlooks, and even value systems and consequently worked to broaden readers’ political judgment.
    [Show full text]
  • Nobel Peace Prize - True Or False?
    Nobel Peace Prize - True or False? ___ 1 T he Nobel Peace Prize is ___ 7 The Nobel Peace Prize given every two years. ceremony is held each year in December. ___ 2 T he Nobel Peace Prize is n amed after a scientist. ___ 8 The Nobel Peace Prize winner is chosen by a ___ 3 A lfred Nobel was from c ommittee from Sweden. G ermany. ___ 9 T he prize can only be given ___ 4 N obel became very rich from t o one person each time. his invention – a new gasoline engine. ___ 10 T he Nobel Peace Prize consists of a medal, a ___ 5 There are six dierent Nobel diploma and some money. Prizes. ___ 6 The rst Peace Prize was awarded in 1946 . Nobel Peace Prize - True or False? ___F 1 T he Nobel Peace Prize is ___T 7 The Nobel Peace Prize given every two years. Every year ceremony is held each year in December. ___T 2 T he Nobel Peace Prize is n amed after a scientist. ___F 8 The Nobel Peace Prize winner is chosen by a Norway ___F 3 A lfred Nobel was from c ommittee from Sweden. G ermany. Sweden ___F 9 T he prize can only be given ___F 4 N obel became very rich from t o one person each time. Two or his invention – a new more gasoline engine. He got rich from ___T 10 T he Nobel Peace Prize dynamite T consists of a medal, a ___ 5 There are six dierent Nobel diploma and some money.
    [Show full text]
  • Henry Dunant – Biography
    Henry Dunant – Biography Jean Henri Dunantʹs life (May 8, 1828‐October 30, 1910) is a study in contrasts. He was born into a wealthy home but died in a hospice; in middle age he juxtaposed great fame with total obscurity, and success in business with bankruptcy; in old age he was virtually exiled from the Genevan society of which he had once been an ornament and died in a lonely room, leaving a bitter testament. His passionate humanitarianism was the one constant in his life, and the Red Cross his living monument. The Geneva household into which Henri Dunant was born was religious, humanitarian, and civic‐minded. In the first part of his life Dunant engaged quite seriously in religious activities and for a while in full‐time work as a representative of the Young Menʹs Christian Association, traveling in France, Belgium, and Holland. When he was twenty‐six, Dunant entered the business world as a representative of the Compagnie genevoise des Colonies de Sétif in North Africa and Sicily. In 1858 he published his first book, Notice sur la Régence de Tunis [An Account of the Regency in Tunis], made up for the most part of travel observations but containing a remarkable chapter, a long one, which he published separately in 1863, entitled LʹEsclavage chez les musulmans et aux États‐Unis dʹAmérique [Slavery among the Mohammedans and in the United States of America]. Having served his commercial apprenticeship, Dunant devised a daring financial scheme, making himself president of the Financial and Industrial Company of Mons‐Gémila Mills in Algeria (eventually capitalized at 100,000,000 francs) to exploit a large tract of land.
    [Show full text]
  • List of Nobel Leaureates in Peace Year Laureates Country
    List of Nobel Leaureates in Peace Year Laureates Country Rationale Henry Dunant Switzerland For his role in founding the International Committee of the Red Cross "For being one of the main founders of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and also the main organizer 1901 Frédéric Passy France of the first Universal Peace Congress" Élie Ducommun "For his role as the first honorary secretary of the International Peace Bureau" 1902 Charles Albert Gobat Switzerland "For his role as the first Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" 1903 William Randal Cremer United Kingdom "For his role as the 'first father' of the Inter-Parliamentary Union" 1904 Institute of International Law Belgium "For its efforts as an unofficial body to formulate the general principles of the science of international law" 1905 Bertha von Suttner Austria-Hungary For writing Lay Down Your Arms and contributing to the creation of the Prize "For his successful mediation to end the Russo-Japanese war and for his interest in arbitration, 1906 Theodore Roosevelt United States having provided the Hague arbitration court with its very first case" Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Italy "For his work as a key leader of the Italian peace movement" 1907 Louis Renault France "For his work as a leading French international jurist and a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague" Klas Pontus Arnoldson Sweden "For his work as founder of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration League" "For being the foremost peace advocate in Scandinavia, combining work in the Inter-Parliamentary 1908
    [Show full text]
  • Education in Emergencies Echo Factsheet
    EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES ECHO FACTSHEET Facts & Figures 75 million children affected by emergencies are out of school worldwide (Source: UNICEF, 2016). EU action The EU allocated €201.4 million for education in emergencies between 2012 and 2017*, including €34 million through the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey, and €23.5 million through the A class being taught at Lufunda Primary School in Mpati, North Kivu. Emergency © NRC/Christian Jepsen. Support Instrument. Key messages • 4.7 million children in 52 Education is lifesaving. Education is crucial for both the protection countries have and healthy development of girls and boys affected by crises. It can benefited from EU- funded EiE rebuild their lives; restore their sense of normality and safety, and projects. provide them with important life skills. It helps children to be self- sufficient, to be heard, and to have more influence on issues that affect • As a key donor, them. It is also one of the best tools to invest in their long-term future, the EU is involved and in the peace, stability and economic growth of their countries. in shaping global policy on Education in emergencies actions can help prevent, reduce, mitigate and education in respond to emergency-related academic, financial, social, institutional, emergencies. physical and infrastructural barriers to children's education, while ensuring the provision of safe, inclusive and quality education. * estimate In 2017, the EU dedicates 6% of its annual humanitarian aid budget to education in emergencies, one of the most underfunded sectors of European Civil Protection and humanitarian aid. In 2018, this amount will increase to 8%.
    [Show full text]
  • International Review of the Red Cross, July 1961, First Year
    INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS Geneva LEOPOLD BOISSIER, Doctor of Laws, Honorary Professor at the University of Geneva, former Secretary-General to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, President (1946) 1 JACQUES CHENEVIERE, Hon. Doctor of Literature, Honorary Vice-President (1919) LUCIE ODIER, Former Director of the District Nursing Service, Geneva Branch of the Swiss Red Cross (1930) CARL J. BURCKHARDT, Doc~or of Philosophy, former Swiss Minister to France (1933) MARTIN BODMER, Hon. Doctor of Philosophy, Vice-President (1940) ERNEST GLOOR, Doctor of Medicine, Vice-President (1945) PAUL RUEGGER, former Swiss Minister to Italy and the United Kingdom, Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (1948), on leave RODOLFO OLGIATI, Hon. Doctor of Medicine, former Director of the Don Suisse (1949) MARGUERITE VAN BERCHEM, former Head of Section, Central Prisoners of War Agency (1951) FREDERIC SIORDET, Lawyer, Counsellor of the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1943 to 1951 (1951) GUILLAUME BORDIER, Certificated Engineer E.P.F., M.B.A. Harvard, Banker (1955) ADOLPHE FRANCESCHETTI, Doctor of Medicine, Professor of clinical ophthalmology at Geneva University (1958) HANS BACHMANN, Doctor of Laws, Assistant Secretary-General to the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1944 to 1946 (1958) JACQUES FREYMOND, Doctor of Literature, Director of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Professor at the University of Geneva (1959) DIETRICH SCHINDLER, Doctor of Laws (1961) SAMUEL GONARD, Colonel Commandant of an Army Corps, former Professor at the Federal Polytechnical School (1961) HANS MEULI, Doctor of Medicine, Brigade Colonel, former Director of the Swiss Army Medical Service (1961) Direction: ROGER GALLOPIN, Doctor of Laws, Executive Director JEAN S.
    [Show full text]