ICRC & VML call world leaders to action

These films will be shown during the conference in a special dark room, where world leaders can literally look themselves in the eye after seeing the footage. ​ ​

In this way, they confront themselves with the question: am I doing enough? Also during one of the plenary sessions, ICRC will show a compilation documentary. In it, the results of a survey on the ICRC website will also appear. The organization called on citizens around the world to make their voices heard on the 4 main themes of humanitarian law of war: the protection of families, civilians and detainees, and the enforcement of the law of war.

The conference coincides with the 75th anniversary of humanitarian law of war, giving added weight to ICRC and VML's appeal. The campaign is supported by a social media campaign, put out by the global network of Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers, featuring the most poignant images from the mini-documentaries. ​

The goal is clear: to reawaken world leaders and urge them to take concrete action to ensure compliance with humanitarian law of war. Because in love and war, maybe not everything is permissible, but right now it seems that way.