#conflict-zones

#conflict-zones

This short 1986 documentary follows the International Youth for Peace and Justice Tour, a programme in which teenagers from then-conflict zones around the world visited and spoke with high-school students across Canada. Capturing the tour's stop in Montreal, the director Premika Ratnam introduces viewers to teens from unstable or war-torn nations of the period - including Northern Ireland, East Timor, Namibia, Zimbabwe, El Salvador and Guatemala - as they recount their experiences. With wisdom often beyond their years, they discuss a range of hardships, from daily indignities and lack of job opportunities to witnessing torture and murder and fearing for their lives.

The number of health workers killed annually in conflicts has jumped five-fold in less than a decade, and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and British Medical Association (BMA) have called for action from the UK government to fully back international criminal court (ICC) prosecutions of perpetrators. There were 175 health worker killings in conflict in 2016, rising to 932 in 2024, according to a new report from the RCN's International Nursing Academy, using data from Insecurity Insights.

The excitement of summer break reveals how vital play is for children's health; it’s not a luxury but essential for their development and well-being.

The exhibit showcases women from conflict zones who defy odds and contribute to peacekeeping efforts, chronicling their resilience through powerful imagery.