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South Sudan: Thousands More Affected by Violence

April, 2013.

Syria: Updates from the Field

Thousands of people (mainly civilians) have been affected by the armed conflict in Southern Sudan. Many have been wounded, families have been separated, and access to food and water has been difficult. The ICRC has sent in response teams to help out the victims by treating the wounded and distributing relief items such as kitchen sets, blankets, and mosquito nets. EHL Connections: Module 1: Exploration 1B: Looking at humanitarian acts Module 3: Exploration 3C: Who is responsible for respecting IHL? Module 5: Exploration 5A: Needs that arise from the devastation of war.

EHL Teachers Conference Report

The report from the EHL Teachers Conference at Brock University on November 30th &

December 1st, 2012 is now available. The report highlights geographic and subject area

demographics of the teachers in attendance, teacher feedback about the most interesting components of the training and toolkit, as well as teacher testimony which was VERY pos-itive! The report also includes resources as requested by teachers in attendance such as the EHL curriculum resources that are available online, as well as a free 3 hour EHL online tutorial for teachers provided by the American Red Cross. These and other re-sources are shared on page 12 of the report. Also, don’t miss photos from the conference in the report which are up on our Facebook page! A very special thanks to our Ontario Zone Teacher champions Marilyn Wylie and Andrew Cresswell as well as Atlantic Zone Teacher Champion Taunya Pynn-Crowe for sharing their strategies for implementing the curriculum as our teacher facilitators at the conference.

EHL Teachers Confer-ence in Hamilton, ON November, 2012.

Image Source: ICRC

Despite ongoing challenges, essential items have been distributed throughout the country. The ICRC has been working in cooperation with the Syrian Ar-ab Red Crescent to provide aid and relief.

EHL Connections: Module 1: Exploration 1B: Looking at humanitari-an acts. Module 5: Exploration 5A: Needs that arise from the devastation of war. Exploration 5E: Ethics of humanitarian action.

Image Source: ICRC

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Civilians Again

Trapped by the Fighting

Prior to the international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons that

took place in Oslo on March 4-5, the ICRC stressed that in the event of a nuclear explosion,

the international community lacks the capacity to provide relief and humanitarian assistance

to survivors.

EHL Connections:

Module 2: Exploration 2A: Limiting the devastation of war

Exploration 2D: Focus on weapons

2013: A Successful Year Ahead for EHL

in Ontario!

Due to the fighting in Kitchanga, a

shell has exploded near Saint-Benoît

Hospital wounding patients and staff.

There is no evidence to suggest that

the hospital was targeted. But the

ICRC is very concerned about the fate

of the people here and reiterates the

fact that medical personnel, medical

facilities, and hospitals must be

spared at all times.

EHL Connections:

Module 3: Exploration 3C: Who is responsible for respecting IHL?

Module 5: Exploration 5A: Needs that arise from the devastation of war

Thanks to the success of our teacher champions, nearly 2000 students have been reached by the EHL curriculum since January 2013! Take our EHL mid-term suvey to update us about EHL implementation in your class! Planning for the 2013 EHL teachers conferences is well underway with our Summer conference taking place at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Education August 20 & 21, 2013! For more information about the conference view our conference flyer and email ehl@redcross.ca!

Use of Nuclear Weapons: No Effective Relief Would be

Possible

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Image Source: ICRC

Emmanuel Jal: War Child Screening April 26, Toronto

Gatwitch Records, record label of the Toronto-based former South Sudanese child soldier and hip-hop artist Emmanuel Jal will be hosting a private screening of his film War Child on Friday, April 26th at 6:30pm. Hear Emmanuel share his personal stories in his documentary which reflect the themes of Exploration 2C: Focus on child soldiers. Visit the event page from Gatwitch Records on Facebook for more details!