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Red Cross Red Crescent Conference: Over 160 States gather to address world’s most pressing humanitarian issues

Geneva, 12 December 2019— Representatives from 168 States joined 187 Red Cross Red Crescent Societies, at the International Conference in Geneva which closed today. The International Conference, held every four years since 1867, brings together States party to the Geneva Conventions and global Red Cross Red Crescent representatives.

Nepali humanitarian announced as new IFRC Secretary General

Geneva, 3 December 2019 – Nepali humanitarian and Red Cross Red Crescent veteran, Jagan Chapagain, has been selected as the new Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

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Climate change at the centre of new global IFRC strategy

Geneva, 5 December 2019 – Climate related shocks and hazards are amongst the major humanitarian emergencies confronting humanity today, according to a new decade-long strategy adopted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) today in Geneva.

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