2022 Events - Canadian Red Cross

December 2, 2022 - Atlantic Humanitarian Education Teacher Training

The crisis in Ukraine and other armed conflicts around the world have drawn the attention of many concerned Canadians.

November 26, 2022 - BC Humanitarian Education Teacher Training

Participants will explore classroom activities firsthand that introduce the principles of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the related issues listed below, through the eyes of youth themselves.

November 14, 2022 - War in Cities: An International Humanitarian Law perspective

November 3, 2022- Alberta International Humanitarian Law Conference: Climate Change and Armed Conflict

This conference will bring together experts from the field, including academics and representatives from the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, to discuss Climate Change and Armed Conflict.

October 25, 2022 Webinar: Launching Our Humanitarian Education Guidebook: Focus on Environment & War

This webinar will launch the NEW Humanitarian Education Guidebook designed for teachers to explore with their students issues linked to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) such as the environmental impact of war on Indigenous communities, refugees, child soldiers and gender-based violence as profiled in Forced to Fight.

September 21, 2022- Public Lecture: Caught in Conflict, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Join us for a special lecture by Dr. Valerie Oosterveld, Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Centre for Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction at the University of Western Ontario.

June 3, 2022 - Youth Action Campaign (YAC) 2022

The YAC is a social media campaign and contest that encourages students to explore the newly released story in ForcedToFight.ca about Miguel and the armed conflict taking place in his Indigenous community in South America.

March 2, 2022 - Displacement of Civilians and the Efficacy of IHL

Does current International Humanitarian Law have a sufficiently robust approach to the protection of civilian populations from displacement? This mini-conference will explore this question from three vantage points.

February 3-11, 2022 - International Humanitarian Law: Past Trends, Current Reflections, and the Future

This conference will bring together experts from the field including academics, practitioners, and representatives from the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement to discuss International Humanitarian Law (IHL), past trends, current reflections and the future.

February 4, 2022 - Armed Conflict & Protection of Future Generations

This event will bring together experts in the field, including academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges that this topic raises, including the impact of war on children, the environmental impact of conflict, and new weapons technologies and what lies ahead.

January 25, 2022 - IHL and the Impact of Armed Conflict on the Environment

This webinar, designed for high school teachers, will focus on the issues surrounding the Environment and Indigenous communities as it pertains to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in situations of armed conflict.