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Darfur, Indonesia, Uganda, Nepal…. over the past twelve months, ICRC news cameras have traveled to conflict zones which are often inaccessible to main-stream journalists. They have been able to record the realities behind the news headlines, to show the impact of war on the lives of ordinary people, and the efforts of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement to bring relief.
The result is a brand-new series of films offering insight direct From the Field. Short and to the point, the films show what it’s like for civilians living in war-affected areas today. By meeting and talking to the victims of war, as well as ICRC delegates, the films create a vivid picture of the problems of living and working in conflict zones. How does it feel to be captured and then escape from armed fighters? What are the problems of living without a functioning water supply or basic medical care? How do families displaced from their homes cope with day to day life? Each film also shows the range and scale of Red Cross/Red Crescent and ICRC work to help and protect the victims of war in a variety of countries and contexts.
| Gaza: paying the price |
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Civilians are counting the cost of the 3 week conflict in January 2009, which claimed more than a thousand lives and dealt a heavy blow to the economy of Gaza, a territory already shattered by decades of conflict and deprivation. The international community pledged billions of dollars in aid, but restrictions on essential raw materials going into Gaza will have to be lifted if Palestinians are to rebuild their lives.
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Kyrgyzstan: TB behind bars |
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In parts of Central Asia, rates of tuberculosis have reached record levels. Rates are particularly high in prisons where the disease spreads easily. Worse still, new strains are emerging which do not respond to normal treatment. In some cases, a spell in prison could mean a death sentence. But in Kyrgyzstan, a new treatment programme is giving hope to prisoners infected with the deadly, drug-resistant forms of TB.
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| Chechnya: rising from its ashes |
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In Grozny, the streets of the market are full. But despite the rebuilding, it’s hard to find a decent flat or a proper job. Some people have started their own businesses thanks to the ICRC, such as Taiza who is making mattresses. But as Grozny rises from its ashes, other families still struggle to come to terms with the past, desperate to know what has happened to their missing relatives.
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Central African Republic: stranded in the bush |
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Film showing the impact of violence in northern parts of the Central African Republic, that has left villages torched, people attacked and killed, children kidnapped. Tens of thousands have fled, scattering deeper into the equatorial forest and setting up makeshift camps, where they rely on aid to survive.
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| Somalia: surgeons fight for life |
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In 2007, intense fighting in Mogadishu has pitted military forces from the Transitional Federal Government, backed by Ethiopian troops, against fighters from Somalia’s Islamic Courts. Hospitals have been stretched to capacity. Surgeons at Medina and Keysaney hospitals have treated more than 4,000 wounded people – twice as many as in 2006. This film shows the extraordinary work of surgeons fighting to save lives in the midst of war.
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West Bank: behind the barrier |
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Since construction started on the West Bank Barrier, what has been the impact of the Israeli occupation on the lives of ordinary Palestinians? Families from Salfit and Hebron talk about the trauma of living with military operations, being denied access to their land and facing constant restrictions on every aspect of life.
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