British Prime Minister visits ICRC

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (229) ◽  
pp. 219-219
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Margaret Thatcher ◽  
British Prime Minister

On 12 August 1982, while on holiday in Switzerland, the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, paid a private visit to the International Committee of the Red Cross. She was accompanied by her husband, Mr. Denis Thatcher. In the absence of the President of the ICRC, she was welcomed by Mr. Richard Pestalozzi, its Vice-President.

The Indian Vice-President visits the League and the ICRC

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (233) ◽  
pp. 82-82
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
The Republic

The Vice-President of the Republic of India and President of the Indian Red Cross Society, Mr. Hidayatullah, visited on 25 February the League of Red Cross Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child

1963 ◽  
Vol 3 (26) ◽  
pp. 227-233
Author(s):  
Andrée Morier
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
International Union ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
Final Draft ◽  
Save The Children ◽  
To Come ◽  
First Time ◽  
Declaration Of Geneva

At the time when the Centenary of the Red Cross is about to be celebrated, it would be fitting to remember the rôle so many members and officers of the International Committee of the Red Cross have played in the drafting and the proclamation of the Rights of the Child. This declaration called the Declaration of Geneva was proclaimed forty years ago by the Council of the “Save the Children International Union” (SCIU). It was on May 17, 1923, that the final draft in five brief clauses was adopted. It is to be recalled that at that time the ICRC and the SCIU worked in close co-operation. Indeed, it was Dr. Frédéric Ferrière's report (then Vice-President of the ICRC) on the disastrous situation in which children lived in Vienna which incited Eglantyne Jebb to come to Geneva for the first time.

Recent Missions by the President of the ICRC

1988 ◽  
Vol 28 (263) ◽  
pp. 166-170
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Secretary Of State

In response to invitations by the Red Cross Societies of Norway and Sweden and the respective governments of these countries, ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga visited Oslo from 24 to 26 January and Stockholm from 27 to 29 January 1988.In Norway, the President had talks with leaders of the Norwegian Red Cross, notably Mr. Björn Bruland, President, HRH Crown Princess Sonja, Vice-President, Mr. Odd Grann, Secretary General, Mr. A. Torbjornsen, head of the International Department, and Mr. J. Egeland, head of Information. Mr. Sommaruga also had meetings with the following representatives of the Norwegian Government and public administration: Mr. Gunnar Berge, Minister for Finance, Mrs. Gjesteby, Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and Mrs. E. Nordbó, Secretary of State to the Prime Minister.

Appointments at the Henry Dunant Institute

1979 ◽  
Vol 19 (208) ◽  
pp. 32-33
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Retirement Age

At its meeting on the 20th December 1978, the General Assembly of the Henry Dunant Institute appointed Mr. Jacques Meurant, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the League of Red Cross Societies, in charge of statutory matters, as Director of the Institute. He succeeds Mr. Jean Pictet, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, who has reached retirement age.

Africa — Latin America — Asia — Europe — Middle East

1975 ◽  
Vol 15 (167) ◽  
pp. 92-95
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
High Government

The regional delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross for Southern Africa was in Mozambique from 1 to 18 December 1974. At Lourenço Marques he met high government authorities, including the Prime Minister of the transitional Government, and local Red Cross leaders.

New Vice-President for the ICRC

1983 ◽  
Vol 23 (233) ◽  
pp. 81-81
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross

At its meeting on 3 March, the Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross appointed as Vice-President Mr Victor H. Umbricht, who has been a member of the ICRC since 1970.

The Arab League welcomes the President of the ICRC

1965 ◽  
Vol 5 (46) ◽  
pp. 38-40
Keyword(s):  
Vice President ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Arab League

On November 24, 1964, the delegation of the Arab League in Geneva gave a reception at the Arabic Information and Cultural Centre in honour of Mr. Samuel A. Gonard, the new President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Several members and some of the ICRC's directing staff were invited, including Mr. Léopold Boissier, former President, Mr. Martin Bodmer, Vice-President, Mr. Frédéric Siordet and Mr. Max Petitpierre, members. On the Arab side, most of the chiefs of diplomatic missions accredited in Switzerland were present.

Visits by ICRC President

1977 ◽  
Vol 17 (196) ◽  
pp. 373-373
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Deputy Prime Minister ◽  
Syrian Arab Republic

Mr. Alexandre Hay, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, visited Damascus from 21 to 24 June and was received by Mr. Hafez el Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic. He also had talks with Mr. Abdel Halim Khaddam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, General Mustapha Tlass, Minister of Defence, Dr. Madani al-Khyami, Minister of Health, and Mr. Abdalla Al-Ahmar, Deputy Secretary-General of the Baath Party.

The Lady's Not for Returning: Memory, Mediation and Margaret Thatcher in Three Contemporary Biopics

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-178
Author(s):  
Caitlin Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Feature Film ◽  
Margaret Thatcher ◽  
British Prime Minister ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Political Success

This article examines three recent biopics depicting former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher: the single dramas Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (BBC4, 2008) and Margaret (BBC2, 2009), and the UK/France co-production The Iron Lady (2011). Recognising their differences as indicative of divergent contexts of production, the article considers how each film similarly responds to industrial and social demands for 1980s-related British content but is forced to contend with the multitudinous incompatible readings inspired by Margaret Thatcher's heavily mediated iconography. The Long Walk to Finchley and Margaret, produced for domestic British television viewers, use strategies that encourage ambivalence, relying formally on ahistorical genres and narratively on self-conscious representation to distance themselves from docudrama and appease polarised viewers. However, The Iron Lady, a feature film destined for international theatrical release, broadens Thatcher's appeal by emphasising stylistic verisimilitude and structuring its narrative according to the subjective memories of a fictionalised Thatcher. This allows space for multiple interpretations: Thatcher's memories can be read as evidence of her political success, as the delusions of an ageing woman, or as indications of her struggle for power as a woman in a male-dominated sphere. The article suggests that all three productions foreground difficulties in recalling, in biopic form, a British politician whose motifs have been widely mediated and parodied and whose policies instil tremendously opposing sentiments and views.

Official visits to the ICRC

1988 ◽  
Vol 28 (265) ◽  
pp. 385-386
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
International Committee ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Red Cross

The Head of the Spanish Government, Mr. Felipe González, visited the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross on 7 June 1988, and was received by the institution's President, Mr. Cornelio Sommaruga, and several members of the Committee. The Spanish Prime Minister was accompanied by Mr. Javier Solana, Minister for Culture and government spokesman. The Secretary General of the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Mr. Pär Stenbäck, and the President of the Spanish Red Cross, Mr. Leocadio Marín, also attended.

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