Vietnam active at 33rd conference of Red Cross & Red Crescent

Vietnam is attending the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent which kicked off in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 9.
Vietnam active at 33rd conference of Red Cross & Red Crescent ảnh 1Vietnam's representatives at the Conference (Source: VNA)

Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam is attending the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent which kicked off in Geneva,Switzerland, on December 9.

The event has seen the participation of 196 delegations from governments and observationorganisations, and representatives from of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and 192 statemember societies to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The conference is focusing on promoting important and committed dialoguerelated to the International Humanitarian Law, and proposing solutions to the challengesof urbanization and climate change.

In the framework of the event, the Vietnamesedelegation had meetings and working sessions with officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the IFRC and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societiesof the US, Germany, France, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, and SaudiArabia.

Vietnam will chair a meeting gathering officials of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in the SoutheastAsian region on the sidelines of the conference.

On behalf of other Southeast Asian nations’ Red Cross and Red Crescent societies,Vietnam will present speeches at official sessions of the conference, anddirectly contribute to policies of theInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement related to safe, adaptive, and disaster-resilient communities; development of humanitarian network in theregion; and the implementation of the IFRC’s 2030 Strategy.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)’sexperience in financial assistance, cash allocation and housing support will beshared at the event.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society joinedthe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in November 4, 1957,during the IFRC General Assembly in New Delhi, India.

The International Red Cross and Red CrescentMovement includes the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the IFRC,and the ICRC./.

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