The Second Humanitarian Visa d’or award - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The award is open to professional photojournalists. It is designed to highlight the need for respect for medical missions conducted in situations of armed conflict and violence.
The jury will pay special attention to reports showing violence targeting relief staff and persons injured and ill, as well as medical vehicles and facilities (hospitals, clinics and pharmacies).
The ICRC was founded in Geneva in 1863 for the purpose of providing assistance and protection for people in times of armed conflict and other situations of violence. The ICRC operates in some sixty countries.
The winner will receive the Visa d’or award during the evening show on Thursday, September 6, 2012. The prize is sponsored by the SANOFI ESPOIR Foundation.
For information on the award or for a full copy of the rules, please contact Frédéric Joli: fjoli@icrc.org
2011 winner: Catalina Martin-Chico / Cosmos.