Sustainable development blog : ecology and humanitarian aid

The following press release from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) highlights the ongoing struggles of people disrupted by armed conflicts and increasingly, compounded by weather-related disasters such as floods and droughts. As aid agencies like ICRC continue to do what they can to provide medical help, food and clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people here in Pakistan and other countries, we should remember that we in the west are not as distanced as we would like to believe from the devastating effects of such natural disasters.

Picture from ICRC

ICRC Press release - January 20, 2011: Geneva/Islamabad (ICRC)

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"No one will keep us from seeing" is the theme song of this Amnesty International campaign, which appeals to our perception in very graphical posters.

A smart mix of beauty and horror. Very moving, don't you think ?

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