Connecting with the Past

Connecting with the Past – the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in Connecting with the Past, Fundamental Principles front imageCritical Historical Perspective symposium to be held at the ICRC Humanitarium, Geneva, 16-17 September 2015

A two-day historical symposium jointly organized by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, the University of Exeter and the ICRC. Participation is by pre-registration only; please see details for our livestreamed public event below.

Programme with speaker abstracts abd participant bios

Stubborn realities, shared humanity: History in the service of humanitarian action: This livestreamed public event, to be held on 16 September from 18:00 to 19:30 (BST+1), will gather internationally recognized historians, academics and senior humanitarian practitioners to discuss the doctrine of humanitarian principles in critical historical perspective.