The activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in South Ossetia and in the world will be the main theme of the events that are planned to be held in Tskhinval from April 23-30. As reported to IA "Res" by the ICRC Mission spokesperson in Tskhinval Marina Tedety, "such events as the thematic lectures about the history of the ICRC, various aspects of the .
Committee and its principles are timed to the exhibition of photographs, opening April 23 in the lobby of the Republican Library. - They are designed for target audiences such as journalists, NGO representatives, schoolchildren and students." As she said, the participants of the events would also be acquainted with the work of the International Tracing Service (ITS), which activities since 1955 are under the control of ICRC. "On the eve of May 8, the International Day for the Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, as well as celebration of the Victory Day, we decided to dedicate a separate presentation to the International Tracing Service. International Tracing Service has been working in the interests of the victims of Nazi persecution in 1933 -1945 and their families. It helps to track the fate of the missing people through the archival documents, keep these documents and provides the access to them for researching,"- continued the agency interlocutor. The head of the press service has noted that the ITS is well-informed about the fate of more than 17.5 million people. "We want to inform people about the fact that the ICRC is carrying out its coordinating role of the International Tracing Service by the end of 2012, the ICRC wishes to draw the attention of the public, youth and the non-governmental organizations to the opportunity to help people, searching for their relatives, who have been missing since the World War II, were imprisoned in concentration camps or were sent to forced labor, - explained the agency interlocutor. - They may apply to the ICRC until the end of the year with these issues, and members of the Committee will help with registration request to the ITS. For informing the local population a special film will be demonstrated on the local TV."
The head of the press service added that the lectures on the basics of international humanitarian law would be held for students of different faculties of the South Ossetian State University and the high school students. "Demonstration of the movie ''The history of design'' will be organized within the frames of the program. The film tells about the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement since Henry Dunant and the Battle of Solferino to the present day, - said Tedety. - It describes the meaning of the Geneva Conventions, the universal humanitarian principles which constitute the basis of the .Movement activities. According to her, the film also describes the actions of the various parts of the Movement - the ICRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent and the National Societies aimed at helping those in need. The ICRC employee added that the events would also include the film screenings "Missing people" and "Women and War." "The first film tells about the work, which the present staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross is carrying out on searching for the missing people lost in the armed conflicts, - explained the ICRC spokesperson. - And the second film is devoted to stories of the women affected by war."
It should be noted that the event will be held in the town of Tskhinval in the building of the Republican Library named after Anacrusis.
