Eleni Gabre-Madhin: Building a commodities market in Ethiopia
July 22nd, 2008 | Published in Developing Nations | Comments (0)
Understanding Humanitarian Problems Through Games
July 21st, 2008 | Published in Campaigns | Comments (4)
Allow us to introduce you to two great games.
Most sites aimed at helping people to understand different humanitarian problems are very heavily geared towards readers (including this one). They present information that needs to be read. Not all people learn in this way though. For that reason, there are various online games you can now play to understand such situations better.
Jonathan Read from Filmguide alerted The Humanitarian Chronicle to one geared at helping people better understand the Darfur situation - Darfur is Dying. Check it out.
Film Review - The Devil Came on Horseback
July 18th, 2008 | Published in Crisis, Developing Nations, Reviews | Comments (0)
Originally written by The Humanitarian Chronicle for Filmguide. Documentary supplied by Filmguide, for review.
Directed, written and produced by filmmakers Annie Sundberg and Rikki Stern, The Devil Came on Horseback follows the experience of former Marine Captain, Brian Steidle and his experiences in monitoring the peace agreement between northern and southern Sudan, his following of the developing humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s western Dafur region and his subsequent work to compel the international community towards action to stop the genocide taking place and the crimes against humanity.
It begins by introducing us to Brian’s move into the military, a natural move considering his upbringing in a military home. Upon completing his obligated four years in the marines, Brian went looking for something else as he did not want to take a desk job and eventually took a job monitoring the ceasefire between northern and southern Sudan in 2004.
Previously
Jul 17, 2008
Rape as a Method of Warfare
Often in war times, woman, children and the elderly are abused and mistreated. Seen as the weakest in society, they make easy targets and the crimes committed against them amount to crimes against humanity.
Sexual violence against females, both young and old, is a dark and often unspoken method used in many current war situations. Darfur [...]
Jul 16, 2008
The World Food Crisis and Agricultural Protectionism
A recent leaked report from the World Bank shows that the reason for the sharp increase in global food prices that has lead to an escalating world food crisis is biofuels and the redirection of needed wheat and maize stocks from the European Union and the U.S towards the production of such fuels.
One thing not [...]
Jul 15, 2008
The ICC Seeks the Arrest of the Sudanese President
Three years ago, the UN Security Council requested that International Criminal Court Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, investigate the situation in Darfur. He has undertaken that request thoroughly and based on his research he has just brought the evidence for genocide and crimes against humanity to the judges of Pre-Trial Chamber 1.
The case clearly points to Sudanese [...]
Jul 15, 2008
Darfur: A Call to Action - Video
This is a challenge to faith groups, to act in the Darfur crisis.
Jul 14, 2008
Sundance Institute Documentary Program Announces Spring 2008 Grants
This just received from Brooks Addicott at the Sundance Institute:
Global Stories Resonate With International Talent
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program announced 16 film projects to receive financial and creative support from the Sundance Documentary Fund. Out of 325 applications working in more than 52 countries, the 16 feature-length documentary films selected will receive a total [...]
Jul 13, 2008
Darfur and the ICC
This in from the International Criminal Court:
On Monday 14 July, Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will submit to the Judges of Pre-Trial Chamber I his evidence on crimes committed in the whole of Darfur over the last five years. The filing will be public and a summary there of will be made available. After submitting [...]
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