RESPONDING TO THE CRIES: THE ICRC IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA [Main Title]

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  • Title: RESPONDING TO THE CRIES: THE ICRC IN FORMER YUGOSLAVIA [Main Title]
  • Film Number: UNT 918
  • Other titles: UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION, YUGOSLAVIA [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) information video summarising its work in the former Yugoslavia in 1994.
  • Description: Opening shots: Ruined streets of an unnamed town. People walk through the rubble and live in damaged homes. Red Cross logo. Titles: ‘RESPONDING TO THE CRIES...The ICRC in former Yugoslavia’. Shots to summarise the problems for people living in the former Yugoslavia: shot of the wounded, of people living in poor conditions, and of people loading belongings into a van. Shots of ICRC workers talking to these people in need of help. Shots of ICRC vans on the road, in many different conditions, delivering food parcels and other essentials. Currently the ICRC delivers these essentials to more than half a million people every month. Shots of public kitchens run locally by volunteers, with food supplied by the ICRC. Shots of people eating at tables. Shots of Red Cross runners delivering food to those unable to leave their homes. ICRC workers also deliver food to children in schools. Shots of children eating bread and drinking milk. In 1994, the ICRC began a large-scale seed programme. Shots of people working in the fields. Shots of ICRC doctors delivering supplies to one of the 250 hospitals and first aid posts the organisation supports. Early in 1994, the ICRC began a programme to provide prescription drugs for those suffering from chronic diseases. The ICRC has also helped transfer patients in need of complicated operations out of the region. Shots of patients being transferred. In 1994, the ICRC carried out more than 200 medical evacuations. Shots of ICRC water and sanitation engineers working to set up communal water points. Shots of people collecting water. The ICRC is also supplying people with chemicals to clean the water and spare parts to carry out repairs to the water pipe system. The ICRC has also been working towards the release of all those detained in connection to the conflicts. ICRC workers also systematically assess conditions in detention centres and prisons. In 1994, more than 2700 people were liberated with the help of the ICRC. Shots of men sitting in rows and signing forms. Shots of people being reunited with their families. In 1994 the ICRC reunited almost 1800 people with their families. Shots showing the Red Cross message network in action: people reading messages and writing replies. In 1994 nearly seven million messages were distributed across the region and worldwide. Shots showing distribution of mail bags. Shots of local radio station that broadcast messages from family members. Message: ‘In 1994, the ICRC, with Red Cross and Red Crescent organisations, will continue their humanitarian mission in the region. For as long as the daily reality of war inflicts human suffering, the ICRC will endeavour to respond to the cries of the victims.’ Closing shots: Faces of those affected by war in the former Yugoslavia. Closing titles: Produced by The International Committee of the Red Cross, Zagreb, January 1995. Credits: Voice over: Henry Peirse. Music: Zoran Švigir. Editor: Darko Vračević. Production Manager: Dragan Josipović. Director: Milivoj Puhlovski. Written and Produced by: Jette Sorensen, Robyn Thompson. Special thanks to: Reuters Television, Zagreb. RTV/WTM Pool, Sarajevo. Croatian Radio Television. Pale TV. Closing image: ICRC logo.
  • Alternative Title: UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION (UNTV) ZAGREB COLLECTION, YUGOSLAVIA [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: English
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  • Object_Number: UNT 918
  • Sound: Sound
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  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1995-01
  • Production Country: UN
  • Production Details: International Committee of the Red Cross (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: International Committee of the Red Cross (institution)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: English
  • Technical Details: Format: VHS Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 8 mins, 50 secs
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