China: ICRC, Tsinghua University join hands to advance humanitarian awareness
The Regional Delegation for East Asia of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Tsinghua University's School of Journalism and Communication (TSJC) joined forces on March 13, 2024 to advance communication, media engagement, and humanitarian awareness.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the ICRC's Regional Delegation for East Asia in Beijing.
Representing their respective organizations, Najum Iqbal, ICRC's Head of Communication for East Asia and Prof Zhou Qing'an, Dean of the TSJC, inked the MoU. PHOTO: ICRC/S. ZOU
The partnership will enable ICRC and TSJC to jointly work on crisis reporting, media engagement, tackling misinformation and disinformation in the digital era, and technology and data communications. The two sides will also explore specific contexts affected by armed conflicts from the perspective of access to information or the lack thereof and its humanitarian consequences.
ICRC President's Personal Envoy for China, Balthasar Staehelin (4th from left) oversaw the signing ceremony. Boris Kelecevic (4th from right), Deputy Head of the ICRC's Regional Delegation for East Asia, Prof Hang Min(3rd from right), Deputy Dean of the TSJC and other staff from both sides also witnessed the signing. PHOTO: ICRC/S. ZOU
