Dissemination of IHL among the young generation

– Name, position and email of the focal person

Austrian Federal Ministry of Education
Dr. Eva Leeb, eva.leeb@bmb.gv.at

– Has your organisation taken action on the implementation of this pledge?

Yes

– Please describe the actions taken (including challenges encountered if there is any) and provide concrete examples (including written reports, programme information, photos and videos)

Austria reaffirms its commitment to promote knowledge of IHL within the young generation. Workshops between two (2) and four (4) hours (depending on the age of the participants) regarding the project “Exploring Humanitarian Law” were held at educational colleges and at educational institutions. These workshops are conducted for students (educational colleges) and children at schools (age between 12 and 18).

During this period (December 2014 – June 2017), workshops were held as listed:

Educational institutions (schools): 195 workshops, 4.285 children
Teacher training colleges: 34 workshops, 1.940 students/teachers
Workshops in cooperation with the Ministry of Education as part of the citizenship education campaign: 5 workshops, 150 participants

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Australia June 30, 2017 Austria