Free resource library: International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and conflict
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Conflict teaching resources
![First world war ambulance train crew](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-wwi-operation-ouch-2.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=E5DB396D54935EE99D47EDAA1F4F98F0)
Age: 7-11
Type: Teaching package, film
Subjects: History
Help children explore the impact of World War One on those affected through a series of curriculum-linked lesson plans.
![A child soldier](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-child-soldier.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=1E420C6066550737D3E1BC15BA5A3A06)
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: Citizenship
Lesson plan exploring child soldiers and how some armies and militias forcibly recruit young people into armed conflict.
In the news (Newsthink)
![A group of Rohingya people arrive by boats in the safety of darkness on 26 September 2017 on Shah Porir Dwip island, Bangladesh.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-fleeing-violence-in-myanmar.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=097596000CCDDC6233AD25A9344898EF)
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, photo
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discuss the crisis in Myanmar and consider what people fleeing the violence may need.
![Soldiers in the trenches in WWI.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/teaching-resources-wwi-the-unknown-soldier.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=1D1C6301B77365F493386E5130ABFC23)
Age: 14-19
Type: Lesson plan, video
Subjects: Citizenship, Drama, English
Learn more about World War One and what it might have been like to “go over the top” using an impactful film to explore the humanitarian impact of armed conflict.
![A group of teenage girls bully another girl.](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/get-involved/bullying.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=F19ECE17B1A819718BB061785FFA30F1)
Age: 11-16
Type: Teaching briefing, activities
Subjects: Citizenship
Consider how to defuse tension and reduce conflict in difficult situations.
![Black and white photo of Red Cross medics during the Blitz](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/about-us/red-cross-early-history-world-war-two-red-cross-medics-during-the-blitz.jpg?h=495&w=880&hash=DD84B403F1BD0889B87D5D155B1C9BFC)
Age: 14-16
Type: Lesson plan, video
Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE
Use these thought-provoking activities to help young people explore International Humanitarian Law and how it is applied in situations of armed conflict.
In the news (Newsthink)
![ICRC staff and volunteers deliver aid](/-/media/feature/projectred/16x9/icrc-staff-and-volunteers-ddeliver-aid.jpg?h=495&w=880&sc_lang=en&hash=2626FB51DBECE38E20D8B1FA979F9998)
Age: 5 - 19
Type: Guidance and advice
Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE, Tutor time
How to talk to children and young people about conflict using an impartial and neutral humanitarian approach. Suitable for school-aged children, ages 5 to 19.
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