Theme: Policy
Today South Africa marks Women’s Day. Much like the women being commemorated for the march to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, women in southern Africa today may well hold the same flint that lights a “new movement” – climate change. Southern Africa is one of the regions projected to experience the most serious consequences of global warning and the El Niño effect. In 2019, we experienced one of the worst disasters the region has ever seen – Cyclone Idai ravaged communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe and continue to rebuild their lives.
Community health workers play a critical role in meeting health needs and in contributing to stronger national health systems all over the world, including in countries in crises. Without them, we will never reach universal health coverage. It is tim …
The aim of this policy is to ensure that the IFRC takes every necessary step to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse by IFRC Personnel and to respond adequately to those incidents it cannot prevent. Ensuring the well-being of the survivor and accountability and integrity of our engagement with members of local communities is inherent to this aim. Ensuring fair treatment of personnel accused of SEA in accordance with the IFRC Internal Rules is inherent to this policy.
The purpose of this IFRC Child Protection Policy (Policy) is to provide a framework for ensuring that children (defined as any human being under the age of 18 years, see Annex 1 on definitions) are protected from all forms of abuse and exploitation in …
The Federation has a zero tolerance policy to any form of retaliation against a person who either reports reasonably held suspicions of a breach of the Federation’s Internal Rules or who cooperates in an audit or investigation process carried out under …
This policy brief sets out the IFRC’s position and recommendations for the new Global Compact on Refugees to be negotiated in 2018.
IFRC policies National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are bound by 23 global policies that they have adopted through the bi-annual IFRC General Assembly. Health policies Essential drugs and medical supplies policy First aid policy Health policy …
The IFRC and ICRC are both signatories to the Grand Bargain, an agreement between major donors and humanitarian agencies to improve the efficiency, effectives and reach of humanitarian action in a number of ways. This document sets out their specific …
For many people, the word “humanitarian” conjures up a globe-trotting foreigner swooping in to a country afflicted by the crisis and saving the day. However, this image is far from the reality on the ground.