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Red Cross Red Crescent contribution to
Development and post MDG
Consultation
Beijing, September, 2013
Jagan Chapagain, Director, Asia Pacific
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Development: Strategy 2020 definition
Development means that everyone is able to
achieve their full potential, and lead productive
and creative lives with dignity according to their
needs and choices, whilst fulfilling their
obligations and realizing their rights.
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The Foundations of RCRC development role
However, present not just
during disasters, but also
much beforehand and long
afterwards. Well-placed to
be equally effective in
longer term development:
Well known for relief work
in disasters and crises, and
committed to remain the
world’s leading
humanitarian actor.
• a long-term agenda is well suited to the longterm outlook of IFRC,
• substantial capacities of the IFRC network,
long proven professionalism and expertise
• permanent local presence of the Red Cross Red
Crescent
• have millions of volunteers in the communities
to carry out the longer term work
• Have tested principles and values
• International status
Auxiliary partnership with
the Governments which
gives National Society a
privileged place at
decision-making tables and
access to resources to
address national
vulnerability.
In reality the distinction between humanitarian and development
spheres is an artificial one for the people affected by crises.
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RCRC contribution to Development :
through three interconnected areas
Services that prevent and
reduce vulnerability
Development
Mind-sets that promote societal
and personal transformation
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Capacities that build
community resilience
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Components of RCRC development work
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
• Reaching more
than 23 million
people in 112
countries
• Vietnam RC: 20
years planting,
nurturing
mangrove trees
• Mauretania RC:
28 communal
vegetable gardens
• China: micro
credit in Sichuan
Disaster
Recovery
Livelihood
provisioning,
restoration,
strengthening and
diversification
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Preventive
Health
•HIV/AIDS
•Water
sanitation
Preventing
violence,
tensions and
instability
National
Society
development
Using the
power of
technology
•SMS messages
reaching
36000 people
in Sierra
Leone
Human
development
•13 million
volunteers
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Way Forward….
We are also a development player…. That’s
why we should contribute to the design of the
post 2015 Global Development Agenda
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Hyogo Framework for Action Priorities, 2005-2015
Ensure that disaster risk reduction is a national and a
local priority with a strong institutional basis for
implementation.
Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and enhance
early warning.
Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a
culture of safety and resilience at all levels.
Reduce the underlying risk factors.
Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response
at all levels.
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Current MDGs
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Current MDGs -Strengths
Consensus not
achieved by
any (UN)
development
initiative
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Common
strategic
language
Role in
mobilising
resources &
targeting
flow of aid
&
investment
Greater
attention to
infectious
diseases
Focused
international
community
on
measurable
results
In summary,
many valued
clarity,
conciseness
and
measurability
and want it
preserved
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Current MDGs - Weaknesses
Only one of
Millennium
Declaration
objectives met
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GAPS:
• focus on primary
education at
expense of
secondary & post
secondary
education;
• focus on specific
diseases
• No attention on
climate change
Ownership: little
involvement of
developing
countries; donor
and money
centric
Issues of equity
neglected: high
income vs low
income groups;
rural vs urban;
gender and
ethnicity; i.e.
exclusion of
people highest at
risk
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IFRC promotes a number of principles that should guide the
design of post 2015 agenda, including:
Development as a process is owned by
and largely carried out by people
themselves…..
It should take into account the needs and
rights of the most vulnerable people in
setting targets and indicators for
development
The outcome of the review of the Hyogo
Framework should be fully reflected and
referenced…..
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Complex Process shaped by two sets of overlapping
processes:
1) Intergovernmental process
emanating from June 2012 Rio
+20 conference and
2) The UN Secretariat led “post2015” process; this includes
national , regional and thematic
consultations as well as the UNSG’s
high level panel of eminent person
(SG HLP)
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IFRC substance position is based on:
Alignment with S2020
and IFRC’s approach to
sustainable development
Relevance to both the
needs of vulnerable people
and related areas of work
in which all or most NSs
are operational
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Resolutions and decisions
adopted at Red Cross and
Red Crescent Statutory
meetings
Ability to communicate
easily and simply
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The Red Cross Red Crescent is particularly concerned
about the following themes:
1) Reducing risks and
strengthening resilience
2) Food Security
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3) Health
4) Water and
Sanitation
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1. Reducing risks and strengthening resilience
Disasters must be
included in the post2015 agenda.
The follow up to the
Hyogo Framework for
Action should be
incorporated.
Inequalities in the
impact of disasters
must be addressed.
The local level aspects
of Disaster Risk
Reduction must be
adequately prioritized
and funded.
Strengthening
resilience is key to the
disaster risk reduction
agenda.
Effective adaptation to
climate change, “Two
billion tree planting
and caring
programme”.
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2. Food security
IFRC engagement and
contribution based on its
adopted policy and
aligned with Strategy
2020 could include:
Multi-sector integration is
required to reduce
vulnerability to food and
nutrition insecurity.
The right to food and the increased
vulnerability of households to food
insecurity as a result of disasters should
be recognised and be given sufficient
attention.
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Availability, access to and
utilisation of food must be
improved.
Given the increasing risks of climate
change and desertification, the
international system should be prepared
to respond to large-scale food insecurity.
The IFRC network aims to scale up its food
security work.
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3. Healthier Lives
Achieving Universal
Health Coverage should
thus be a goal for all
countries.
Contribution of
volunteers in preventive
and promoting health
among the most
vulnerable communities
can be increased and
contribute to Universal
Health Coverage.
“Health in all policies”
should be adopted as a
principal
Communities in rural areas and urban settlements must
be empowered to increase their resilience, improve
health and increase productivity through access to
improved sanitation, safe water and effective hygiene
promotion
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Good health is an
important contributor to
development as well as a
result of development
gains
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4. Water and Sanitation
We see water and sanitation as
being part of health and would
continue to advocate for that
linkage.
Access to affordable and
sustainable sanitation and safe
water is a recognised human right
and a question of human dignity.
Communities in rural areas and
urban settlements must be
empowered to increase their
resilience, improve health and
increase productivity through
access to improved sanitation, safe
water and effective hygiene
promotion.
Sanitation activities should be of at
least as high priority as water
supply, reflecting the present
imbalance between sanitation
coverage in relation to safe water
access.
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1.
Next Steps….
At global level – Using our observer status at the UN to
directly influence the debate linking up with states and agencies
who are ready to prioritise common positions.
2.
National Societies – influence debate at the national capital.
It is the states that will ultimately decide the post 015 agenda.
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Taking Local Voices Global
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Global Your Voice Campaign launched on 12 August on
International Youth Day
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Red Cross Red Crescent seeking everyone’s voice on
visions and ambitions for the future
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People around the world can engage at
rcvoices.org
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Offline voting forms available
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Initial campaign push through end of September 2013,
then continued engagement through 2015
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Why we care……?
How will be the
world in 2020?
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