Liana Ghukasyan’s 23-year journey with the Red Cross began unexpectedly, when she recognised the emblem from her childhood in Armenia, where it symbolised hope during a devastating earthquake. This moment inspired her lifelong commitment to humanitarian work. In this...
Feedback from the IFRC Strategy 2030 Mid-Term Consultations with the IFRC Network The below piece is part of the analysis we have undertaken of responses to our surveys and interviews for the Strategy 2030 mid-term review process. So far over 4,000 of you have...
Humanitarian funding is skewed by political bias and must recover a credible sense of neutrality to address massive humanitarian needs. To achieve this, Liana Ghukasyan calls on governments to live up to their Good Humanitarian Donorship commitments and take action to...
Volunteer retention is often touted as a key metric of success for volunteer-engaging organizations. However, there is an ongoing debate across the volunteer sector about whether the focus should be on retaining volunteers or on ensuring they have a positive and...
Volunteering is one of the most important issues impacting the wellbeing of the IFRC network and its ability to fulfil its humanitarian mission. In our consultations, ‘Volunteer engagement and support’ was cited as the second most important priority for the...
As the war in Gaza enters its eighth month, the international community is grappling with the daunting task of envisioning a path forward. The humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave has reached unprecedented levels, with over 30,000 people killed, including at...