Samedi Croix Rouge (1974)

This is an interview with H. Beer, then Secretary General of the League, by a Canadian journalist in 1974. They talk about the League, what it is and what it does, as well as political neutrality and how the League pursues this goal. The recording is cut short at the end.

Timed description:
00:00 The first question asked is whether the Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC) is limited to emergency relief, or whether RC assistance goes beyond that.
01:28 What exactly is the League?
02:33 How does the RC aim to help with climate and environmental issues?
03:35 Isn't the RC currently modernising its approach, for example by focusing more on RC Youth?
04:59 The RC aims to remain neutral and to intervene in humanitarian crises, but the latter can be caused by problems of a political nature. Don't these two goals sometimes clash?
07:10 Can refusing to take a position on a political issue not be seen as condoning certain practices?

The recording is cut off at the end.

Year: 1974
Language: French
Country: [Canada]
Copyright: Unknown
Director: Unknown

Duration: 8m02s
Original format: 16mm black and white acetate film with magnetic sound. This is a positive copy that was digitised in 2023.
File name: c01396

ID No. 2419, Component No. 537, c01396

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