Dramatic shifts in power in Afghanistan and Myanmar in 2021 put the Asia Pacific region at the forefront of humanitarian attention.
Since then, crises in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have moved Asia Pacific from the spotlight. Still, any humanitarian involved in the region will have their work cut out in 2024. Here are some of the top issues we’ll be focusing on in IFRC.
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is revising its COVID-19 Appeals. It is gearing up for the marathon not the sprint.
We still don’t have a clear picture of the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic in fragile states and low-income countries. The secondary impacts, however, are already severely felt. Despite the initial surge to action, most humanitarian agencies now recognise that…
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself
A quiet revolution is happening in how partner Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are collaborating. It is not happening everywhere, not everyone is on board and there continue to be bumps in the road. But it is involving ever more National Societies (NS) and millions of CHF.
6 things we need to be great at during S2030
Going to scale: In 2016, I attended a roundtable to discuss plans to mitigate a major hunger crisis in southern Africa. Agencies and...
Nine Trends that will shape how National Societies will work together during Strategy 2030
At British Red Cross, we’ve been writing our international strategy at the same time as the Strategy 2030 consultations have been...