UN Ambassador Susan Rice Discusses Geneva Conventions & American Red Cross Curriculum
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Channel: American Red Cross · 2009 · Nonprofits & Activism
December 2009: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to the importance of international humanitarian law. The Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions have been closely linked for 150 years. Inspired in part by her work in the Civil War, Clara Barton would found the American Red Cross and advocate for the U.S. ratification of the first Geneva Convention. Learn more at http://www.redcross.org/ihl. While 4 in 5 youth want schools to teach about these issues before they can vote or enlist in the military, only 1 in 5 knows about IHL. Ask teachers in your school to use the nonpartisan Red Cross curriculum "Exploring Humanitarian Law," which can be incorporated into social studies and history classes. More than 1200 schools in all 50 states already use these resources. Find more detailed information and download the free toolkit at http://www.redcross.org/ehl.
