Conclusion of“Development and Humanitarian Action” - Asia Pacific Red Cross and Red Crescent

Cooperation Seminar Dr. Zhao Baige

5th,Sep 2013 Beijing, China

WHY WHAT HOW

Consensus What to do? How to do?

I. Consensus (WHY)

• War • Armed Conflict

• Natural

Disaster

• War • Armed Conflict

• Natural

Disaster

• Climate Change• Nuclear Leakage• Population Migration

• Climate Change• Nuclear Leakage• Population Migration

New Humanitarian Crisis

（ 1 ） Emergence of New Humanitarian Crisis

Traditional Crisis Untraditional Crisis

(2)New challenges on Humanitarian Work from globalization, informationization and urbanization

Globalization

UrbanizationInformationization

challenges

（ 3 ） How can the Red Cross Movement continues to play a significant role through 150 years‘ development?

(4) Positive Actions must be taken in setting POST MDG agenda POST MDG

AP Region should take the lead in POST MDG agenda Setting

conerns on new humanitarian crisis

balanced development of developing countries

Paticipation of social organizations

Community resilience capacity building

concerns about the most vulnerable group

eradicating extreme poverty and hunger

achieving universal primary education

empowering women with equal rights

lowering child mortality

improving

maternal healthcombating HIV/AIDS, malaria other devastating diseases

Ensuring environmental sustainability

Developing a global partnership for development

II 、 What to do? (WHAT)

(1) Reformation and Innovation

New Management New Team

New Technology New Media

(2)Cooperations The trend of globalization integrates the region into the global village. We need to

work in closer cooperation and full coordination under such circumstances;

Guided by the principles of the Red Cross Movement and “Strategies 2020" of IFRC, the cooperation in the humanitarian field have been carried out both Multilaterally and Bilaterally between International Organizations, Governments and Enterprises ;

Cooperations will be under the guidance of International Humanitarian Law and within the legal framework of individual countries;

As equal partners of the consortia, the cooperations bring about responsibity rather than dependency.

To build up the dialogue and exchange mechanism of humanitarian field among National Societies in the Asia Pacific Region;

To build up the information and knowledge sharing platforms of various level which included Government, Council, Communities, Volunteers, Youth Leaders;

To enhance the capacity and effectiveness of regional cooperation through projects with good planning and contents. (RCSC will grant 2 millions as foundation funding);

To enhance capacity of Core Business of National Societies in the Asia Pacific Region.

(3) Objectives of Cooperation

III. How to do? (HOW)(1) To strengthen the connection among Asia Pacific Regional Delegation and National Societies

Asia Pacific Regional

Delegation

National Society

Actively participate in the “post-2015” agenda, and develop the planning and action plan about POST MDG.

National Society

National Society

National Society

South

(2)“South-North-South” Cooperation as the main model

North

SouthExperience Sharing

Knowledge sharing

Technology Sharing

(3)Focus on Core Business

Work on Emergency Rescue, First Aid and Humanitarian assistant

To strengthen the branding management and reputation building of Red Cross. Follow the vision of People-Orientated and Humanitarian, to design the Core Business of Red Cross, enhance the quality of various core businesses and strengthen the communication with media.

(4) To promote the tool of OCAC

(5) To launch the resources collection Concept of Multi-resources, including Funding, Technologies and Man-

power etc.; To ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of resources management; To fully mobilize different resources including Government, Enterprises

and Civil Societies.

(6) To promote the Red Cross Work into your own National Management Frameworks,

To promote the Legislative Review; To promote the Humanitarian Work into National Statutory Investment; To promote the Humanitarian Work into the area of Basic Public Service.

(7) To strengthen the training of Red Cross Youth. Youth represents the future of Red Cross, and they are full of energy and creation. We have to train up the Youth Leader, to lead the team of Red Cross Youth.

Asia Pacific Regional Delegation-- As an example of regional cooperation, to provide technical support (e.g. OCAC,

Information System); Human Resources support, support expertise team from various professional area, use of learning platform and network; part of funding support

The promise of the RCSC--To Well organize the Asia Pacific Forum 2014--To hold the Training Workshop of Rescue System for National Societies in the Asia

Pacific Region.--To hold the Training Workshop of First Aid for National Societies in the Asia Pacific

Region ；--To launch training and materials assistance by Official Development Assistance (ODA)

(8) Resources Launching

Looking forward to your next visit! Beijing