Today’s debate on agenda item 12, concerning malaria, is an opportunity both to evaluate the progress made in the fight against malaria and, for the second time at this session, to underline the critical importance of strong and efficient health infrastructures as a key element of public health care…
Put in economic and sustainable development terms, road crashes kill 3,300 people — roughly the number carried by 10 aircraft — every day, or 1.3 million people every year. Nearly half of those who die on the world’s roads are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. Road crashes also severely inj…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) welcomes the reports of the Secretary- General on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace (A/68/286) and of the Director-General of UNESCO on the implementation of …
During the debate on this agenda item last year (see A/67/PV.55), I opened my statement with reflections on the devastating impact of Typhoon Bopha, which hit the Philippines last December, and how it affected the lives of more than 5 million people. This year, we once again open our debate on emerg…
As a network of national societies with over 100 years of experience assisting vulnerable migrants, we are grateful for
the opportunity to contribute to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. We welcome the Declaration on International Migration and Development (re…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) welcomes the reports of the Secretary- General on intercultural and interreligious dialogue (A/67/283) and of the Director-General of UNESCO on the implementation of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Pe…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate.
Last week, Typhoon Bopha struck the southern Philippines and left behind devastated communities and widespread destruction. More than 700 people have been confi…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) supports the adoption last month of resolution 66/289, entitled “Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2015”. We also welcome the in…
Often when we speak about the global road crash crisis, we talk in big numbers: 1.3 million, the number of people killed in road crashes each year; 50 million, the number of people injured in road crashes each year. But these numbers do not tell the full story of loss. In addition to the sheer scale…
The thirty-first International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which brings together the States parties to the Geneva Conventions, the 187 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross an…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) welcomes this debate on the occasion of the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers. The IFRC further welcomes the adoption of resolution 66/67 on this item and the launch of the first …
On the heels of the International Day of Non-Violence and
following the theme of this year’s general debate — “The role of mediation in the settlement of disputes by peaceful means” — the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) welcomes this timely debate on a cultur…
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) statement concerns the agenda item on the Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies welcomes the note by the Secretary-General (A/66/169) t…
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appreciates the opportunity to address this
High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs).
No one can doubt that today NCDs are the leading threat to health and development. Yet these…
Since the onset of HIV pandemic, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has supported Governments’ efforts to address the challenges posed by HIV and AIDS. The IFRC efforts have been focused on implementing comprehensive HIV programmes at the community and househ…
Thank you, Madame President, for giving me the opportunity to address the General Assembly on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
The scale and severity of some of the recent disasters, including the two major disasters that hit Haiti and Pakistan …
In the interest of saving time I will read only excerpts from my statement and will make the full statement available on our website.
Rooted in its vision and based on its fundamental principles, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is seriously committed to p…
Despite the many successes in combating malaria, that killer disease continues to take the lives of nearly 1 million people every year, mostly children under the age of five; and, as we all know, malaria is a disease that is 100 per cent preventable and treatable.
We have seen that countries that h…
In the interest of time I will be reading only a few paragraphs of my presentation, and the full text will be circulated tomorrow.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and its 186 member national societies are fully committed to contribute effectively towards the ach…
I would like first to express, on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), our deepest condolences and sympathies to the people and the Government of Pakistan for the loss of life and human suffering caused by the ongoing flooding.
As underlined by prev…
