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IHL Youth Action Campaign IHL International Humanitarian Law IHL is the body of law that governs armed conflict Campaign Join a movement of young leaders to educate the public about IHL through peer to peer campaigns Training Learn about the fundamentals of IHL how it helps protect the environment and how climate change is affecting armed conflict Cadets will then learn how to build an effective awareness campaign Volunteer Fulfill volunteer service requirements for JROTC and further the Red Cross mission Summit in Washington D C Compete to be selected to attend the prestigious IHL Youth Action Campaign Summit in Washington D C DOES THE LAW PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT DURING TIMES OF ARMED CONFLICT EDUCATE Learn the core concepts of International Humanitarian Law IHL ENGAGE Raise awareness about an IHL topic by designing a peer topeer educational campaign EMPOWER Become leaders in IHL discourse and inform the public about the laws of armed conflict INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW YOUTH ACTION CAMPAIGN The Environment Armed Conflict A JROTC Extracurricular Program International Humanitarian Law 212201 20 5 22

The IHL Youth Action Campaign The IHL Youth Action Campaign is an American Red Cross sponsored program that encourages youth teams ages 13 24 to learn about international humanitarian law IHL and empowers them to explore IHL through peer to peer campaigns This program is perfect for any JROTC cadet that would like to fulfill their community service requirements This year the theme for the IHL Youth Action Campaign is The Environment Armed Conflict Participants will learn about Compete for the Summit in Washington D C The history and development of IHL IHL principles and core concepts How climate change is affecting armed conflict and vice versa Best practices for building a successful awareness campaign A volunteer Coach takes youth teams through a training to explore IHL topics and learn how to design an effective awareness campaign Youth teams plan and execute their own creative and unique social media and in person educational activities to promote awareness about the IHL theme Teams in the past have educated their peers through creating videos scavenger hunts board games presentations and more International humanitarian law is the body of law that seeks to protect people and places in armed conflict How the environment can be affected and damaged by armed conflict and how the law protects it IHL and Campaign Building Training Implement a Campaign on the Theme About IHL The Geneva Conventions Components of the Program Why is the environment at risk during times of armed conflict The Red Cross will select a winning campaign and this team will send 5 cadets to a fully funded trip to Washington D C to participate in an exciting series of prestigious events How does IHL protect the environment during armed conflict What can we do to advocate for compliance with the rules of armed conflict For more information email IHLyouth redcross org or find our web page at redcross org YAC Photo provided by the Ansbach Cougars Ansbach Germany