I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important and timely meeting.
Today’s debate highlights the world’s serious concern about the unprecedented scale of the migration and refugee crisis, as well as the urgent need for a concerted global effort to address all aspects of the …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
I would like to express our deepest condolences and sympathy to all the people of Haiti, as well as to the families and friends of the United Nations family, for the tragic …
I am grateful for the opportunity, on behalf of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to address the General Assembly on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.
Today, as the Asia-Pacific region reels from…
As we approach the concluding stages of the Roll Back Malaria 2010 targets of universal coverage for all populations at risk, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reaffirms its commitment to work in partnership towards achieving those targets. We are very activ…
