Date : 06/1999

Country/Region : LIBERIA

Title : Liberia : a time for rebuilding

Duration : 00:02:59

Director : ROBERTS, Philip

Cameraman : SIDLER, Roland; SCHODT, Karl

Editor : unknown

Keyword : ICRC SIGN; TRAINING AND INFORMATION; DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY; RED CROSS; 1949 CONVENTIONS; COMBATANT; ACTION OF PROMOTION; DELEGATE; RED CRESCENT; PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN; ARTS

Person appearing :
DUBE, Lucky (musicien)
SIDLER, Roland (delegate, ICRC)

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication subject to restrictions

Copyright : TimeFrame; ICRC

Production company : TimeFrame

ICRC producer :
none

Description : Thousands of enthusiastic spectators have filled the football stadium in Monrovia to applaud the South African reggae star Lucky Dube. This is the first time since the civil war broke out in 1990 that a famous singer has performed on stage in Liberia. In the belief that an artist can be more credible and convincing than any political figure, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement asked Lucky Dube to perform for the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. These treaties govern the conduct of all those who bear weapons in war and other situations of conflict. One of the songs performed by the artist is about respect for humanitarian values and for the red cross emblem.

Original language : International soundtrack

English title : Liberia : a time for rebuilding

Colour/B&W : colour

Original material/format : Digital Betacam

Best material/format available : Digital Betacam