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A refugee camp displayed in the University Square conditions in which they live those affected by conflict
Entitled "Staying alive: how to survive civil war", it was held in the Conference Hall of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Murcia, a new Seminary Rector, an activity that tries to put on the table issues special relevance today.
The conference debate was conducted by Mila Font, MSF Delegate for Velenciana Community, Murcia and the Canary Islands.
As usual, the presentation was given by the Rector of the University of Murcia José Orihuela, who was accompanied by Professor Jose Carrion.
The conference revolved around the new MSF campaign, titled "Staying alive", tries to explain the struggle of civilians hit by the war, both fleeing from it like those who try to escape.
Since MSF ensures that widespread insecurity makes these conflicts are increasingly inaccessible to journalists and the media, and left to plunge into oblivion for international public opinion.
The commitment of the organization is twofold: medical action and testimony: "we denounce the suffering of all these people and bring about changes that will improve their situation."
Mila Font said in his speech that, unlike World War I, in which the number of civilian casualties is estimated at 10 percent, and II, in which an estimated were 50 percent, " more and more civilian victims of war. more than 90 percent of the victims are civilians, that all they have done 'wrong' has been born in these places. "
A refugee camp in the UMU
MSF Delegate referred to the University of Murcia, which said that in recent years has been an institution that has received very well all the activities of your organization.
For that reason, the University Square, opposite the Faculty of Arts, will become 20 to 24 April in a refugee camp that will show who delve into it the sufferings that pass these people and work MSF works in those places.
Regarding the new campaign, Font said "we want to show the faces of the people living these conflicts and how it affects them in their lives."
The campaign focuses on two countries: Syria and South Sudan, and said that "we have chosen these contexts because there is much human suffering in them, and represent the two sides of the coin: the conflict that comes out in the media and that is forgotten them. "
Mila Font referred to the situation in Syria, where he assured repeatedly violated the most fundamental rules of war, and which has posted the bombing of 32 hospitals and health centers.
"In Syria he continued and besiege cities are besieged and starving people."
He referred to a form of bombardment that is used there and has been particularly lethal for health workers in the area: the bombing of double whammy, in which, after having bombed a place where the medical staff is working with the wounded, again bombard.
Regarding South Sudan, he mentioned that more and more cases of patients who are being killed in their own beds there.
Alas solidarity
He also referred to the power of certain information or images that manage to put "wings of solidarity" as the image of the small Aylan on the beach, but in no case "reach governments" and alluded to the growing difficulties encountered to intervene in certain sites, "every time we are more alone, fewer organizations that can reach places of conflict."
He referred, finally, the issue of outsourcing borders by the EU, and said that "externalizing borders, all it does is put people fleeing into more dangerous situations because they must seek routes more difficult ".
Debates and information against forgetting
Mila Font encouraged the audience at the seminar to attend the conference to be held until next April 24 and in which, in addition to the aforementioned refugee camp, informative panel discussions on the work of members of the organization get spread these dramatic situations, as well as other activities dramatized readings, storytelling, debates ...
Today Tuesday at 19.30 hours, "Dialogues Without Borders" is announced in the Romea Theatre in Tristante Jerome writer and president of MSF, José Antonio Bastos, will discuss the challenges of this organization in countries in crisis.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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