In the video below, Francis Deng, the respected Sudanese scholar and diplomat who is UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, explains how he interprets his challenging job description. (”Of course I felt honoured, but I soon began to ask myself, what have I got myself into?”)
He emphasises the importance [...]
In this video, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) say the fighting in Somalia is more intense than it has been in 15 years. Hundreds of thousands have fled Mogadishu. A single clinic has treated over a thousand civilians for war wounds since September. Malnutrition indicators are above the emergency threshold; a third of the population are in urgent [...]
Darfur - Waiting for Justice from Aegis Trust on Vimeo.
A 17-minute video from Aegis Trust, in which survivors from villages attacked by Sudanese Government forces and Janjaweed militia in West Darfur directly implicate two men already indicted by the ICC on 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur: Ali Kushayb, a [...]
Video: Appeal by Zainab Bangura, Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister (a former civil society activist)
Avaaz is organising a petition to world leaders at this week’s emergency UN summit on the skyrocketing world food crisis: “There is a real danger that rich country leaders will push half measures and band-aid solutions – we need a huge global [...]
The Responsibility Project: Series of short films on the theme of responsibility. Interesting case of a for-profit (insurance) firm getting philosophical.
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Photos from the Democratic Republic of Congo, courtesy of Cédric Gerbehaye and MSF.
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Pangea Day is the great idea of Jehane Noujaim, who hopes to use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together by overcoming the things that divide us: borders, race, religion, conflict, misunderstanding and mistrust.
Everyone is invited to contribute, by submitting a short film or hosting or attending a screening on [...]