The 2011 Council held a one-day meeting on November 26, at the International Conference Centre in Geneva. To download the resolutions and other CoD documents, click here.
The 31st International Conference of
the Red Cross and Red Crescent
The Conference, took place in Geneva from 28 November to 1st december 2011. It is the highest deliberative body of the RCRC Movement and brings together representatives of all 186 National RCRC Societies and the 194 States Party to the Geneva Conventions. This year’s Conference focused on four main objectives: strengthening International Humanitarian Law (IHL), strengthening disaster laws, strengthening local humanitarian action and addressing barriers to health care. More, adopted resolutions
NEW STANDING COMMISSION
The 31st International Conference elected a new Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
Re-elected members were Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid (Jordan), Dr Massimo Barra (Italy) and Mr Steve Carr (USA).
New members are Honorary Minister Pär Stenbäck (Finland) and Mr Greg Vickery (Australia). The now elected five members are joined in the Commission by four ex officio members, i.e. President Jakob Kellenberger and Director Philip Spoerri of the ICRC and President Tadateru Konoe and Secretary General Bekele Geleta of the IFRC.
A its first meeting chaired by the Chair of the International Conference, Mr Greg Vickery was elected Chair of the Standing Commission and Mr Steve Carr its Vice Chair.
The Standing Commission (SC) is the trustee of the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which is the highest deliberative body of the Movement, meeting every four years. Between Conferences, the Standing Commission provides strategic guidance in the interest of all components of the Movement. Its functions are described in article 18 of the Statutes of the Movement, and have been further developed in Council of Delegates (CoD) and International Conference resolutions.
In addition to its responsibilities regarding arrangements for International Conferences and meetings of the Council, the Standing Commission shall:
» promote harmony in the work of the Movement and, in this connection, coordination among its components;
» encourage and further the implementation of resolutions of the International Conference;
» examine, with these objects in view, matters which concern the Movement as a whole.
A further purpose is, in consultation with the ICRC, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and National Societies, to provide strategic guidance in matters, which concern the Movement as a whole. It is not operational. It prepares Movement-wide policies such as the Strategy for the Movement, which aim at harmonious coordination and cohesion in action, building on the strengths and specific mandates of each component.
It is the one body on a permanent basis for the Movement where all components are represented and which meets on a regular basis.
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