Transcript Red Cross Red Crescent food security initiative

International Federation
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Linking emergency response, recovery and development
The Red Cross Red Crescent Perspective
Presented by Kiflemariam Amdemariam
Senior Officer, Food Security
IFRC Secretariat, Geneva
May 12, 2010
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
RC/RC Policy and strategic approaches
 Change attitudes that treat response
and development as isolated
activities.
 Close consultation with the people
affected at the community level and
other service providers.
 Use emergency response as an
opportunity to enhance local
capacities
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
RC/RC Approaches …
 Ensure that response doesn`t inadvertently
reinforce tension or conflict
 Incorporate appropriate indicators into
response operations
 Recognize the needs for inclusive disaster
planning of the National Societies
 Use disaster preparedness and DRR as
essential link
 Build National Societies capacity
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
RC/RC Approaches …
 Contribute towards more
systematic coordination
 Underline the importance of
humanitarian advocay to promote
solutions to root causes and
ensure better linkages
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Examples of good practices
 The Tsunami operation in Indonesia,
Sri Lanka, Maldives and Thailand,
2004-2009
 African National Societies drought
and floods response and recovery
practices and the Longer-Term Food
Security Initiative 2008-2012
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Strategy 2020-Aims
 Save lives, protect livelihoods, and
strengthen recovery from disasters
and crises
 Enable healthy and safe living
 Promote social inclusion and a
culture of non-violence and peace
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Thank you