Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said action needs to be taken so that people around the world are not uprooted either due to war or climate change. Highlighting the importance of humanitarian principles, he said the month-long exhibition “Humanitarian Principles. Here and Now” will contribute towards creating a mindset among people to work for humanity. Foreign Minister Dr Momen inaugurated the exhibition at the Liberation War Museum as the chief guest while State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md. Enamur Rahman, MP, attended it as a special guest. Read: Appointed PR firm, not lobbyist, to change wrong perception: FM

A month-long exhibition titled “Humanitarian Principles: Here and Now” will begin at the Liberation War Museum on Tuesday morning. It will contain information and photographs highlighting the humanitarian engagement of the ICRC and Switzerland as well as humanitarian principles in action in Bangladesh, in 1971 and beyond. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen is expected to attend the opening ceremony as the chief guest. State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md. Enamur Rahman , Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Nathalie Chuard and Head of Delegation of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Bangladesh Katja Lorenz will also attend the event. Also read: Curtain rises on photography exhibition 'Bangabandhu in Sculptures and Murals' COVID protocols will be maintained, wearing of masks will be mandatory and all are requested to keep the vaccination certificate or PCR negative report acquired in the past 24 hours alongside. The exhibition will jointly be organized by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the ICRC, Photo Elysée in Lausanne and the Liberation War Museum, Dhaka. After the formal opening ceremony, the exhibition will remain open to all until February 24 from 10am to 5pm, except Sundays. This unique exhibition contains photographs and films through which artists share their vision of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence and examine the impact of humanitarian principles from a fresh, local and contemporary perspective, said the organizers. Also read: Azizee Fawmi’s solo art exhibition ‘Ka-Shommondhiyo’ starts at La Galerie Humanitarian crises around the world make news headlines every day. The images associated with these tragedies are often related to tears, suffering, hunger, desperation, loneliness, separation, desolation etc. Sometimes people feel helpless or overwhelmed by all these images of crisis, violence, armed conflicts and natural disasters. The contemporary art installation “Humanitarian Principles: Here and Now” is a reaction to these feelings. Humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence are indeed the compass to guide any humanitarian action that intends to provide aid and relief to millions of affected people, said ICRC. These principles, and the values they entail, are the foundations and objectives of humanitarian action, and what gives it its universal claim, it said. The exhibition aims to provide the visitors with a better understanding and deeper insight into the significance that humanitarian principles have in everyday life and presents a space for dialogue on humanity. END/UNB/MK/F 1843