VN attends at 33rd conference of Red Cross & Red Crescent

VN attends at 33rd conference of Red Cross & Red Crescent

The conference focused on promoting important and committed dialogue related to the International Humanitarian Law, and proposing solutions to the challenges of urbanisation and climate change.

In the framework of the event, the Vietnamese delegation 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 Societies of the U.S., Germany, France, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia.

Viet Nam will chair a meeting gathering officials of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in the Southeast Asian 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, and directly contribute to policies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement related to safe, adaptive, and disaster-resilient communities; development of humanitarian network in the region; and the implementation of the IFRC’s 2030 Strategy.

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

                                                                                                      By Hoang Ha