Reducing Discrimination Initiative

Information Kit - Red Cross Red Crescent background texts

Key resources

• The Fundamental Principle of impartiality and aspects of the other Fundamental Principles.
  
  
• The Code of Conduct, (Principles of Conduct for The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Response Programmes), points 2 and 5.
  
  
• Strategy 2010 - section 6.3.1.

Recent key statutory texts

• Resolution 3 "Promoting respect for diversity and non-discrimination: a contribution to peace and friendship between peoples", made by the Council of Delegates in 2005 (181 Kb, 7 pages).
  
  
• "Non-discrimination and respect for diversity" (61 Kb, 2 pages), The International Federation's pledge made at the 28th International conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent 2003.
  
  
• Resolution 9 "Promote respect for diversity and fight discrimination and intolerance", made by the Council of Delegates, December 2003 (25 Kb, 4 pages).
  
  
• Background paper "Promote Respect for Diversity and Fight Discrimination and Intolerance" (64 Kb, 12 pages).

Statutory decisions and commitments

• Extraordinary Session of the Governing Board, Geneva, 7-8 February 2002
  Follow-up of General Assembly decision 8.2: "Strengthening Humanitarian Values across religious, political and ethnic lines" (Agenda Item 6.1).
  
  
• XIIIth Session of the General Assembly, Geneva, 7-10 November 2001
  Decision 8.2: Strengthening Humanitarian Values across religious, political and ethnic lines.
  
  
• Council of Delegates 2001:
  • Resolution 4: Movement Action in favour of refugees and internally displaced persons.
  • Resolution 12: Strengthening humanitarian values across religious, political and ethnic lines, Annex To Resolution 12.
  • Resolution 13: Statement by the Council of Delegates concerning the terrorist attacks
    of 11 September 2001 and their repercussion.
    
    
• 27th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent 1999
  Plan of Action for the years 2000-2003: Final goal 3.2, Point 12 - New initiatives to meet the needs of vulnerable people and to reduce discrimination and violence in the community. Full text of the Plan of Action.
  
  
• XXXIInd session of the Board of Governors, Teheran in 1973
  Red Cross Programme of Action on the Struggle Against Racial Discrimination.
  
  
• Relevant International and other Human Rights Legal Instruments from the United Nations, the European Union, Council of Europe and others.

Further resources

• Council of Delegates 2001: Consolidated report - Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
  
  
• 3rd Session of the Governing Board, Geneva, 14-16 May 2001
  Decision 7: Principles and Values (Agenda Item 2.1.5).
  
  
• Xth session of the General Assembly (Geneva, 1995)
  Decision 12: Red Cross and Red Crescent Work with Migrants.
  
  
• Vth General Assembly Of The League Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, 18 - 20 October 1986
  Decision 26: Plan for Red Cross Action in the Struggle Against Racism and Racial Discrimination.
  
  
• Board of Governors, Mexico, October 1971
  Resolution No 33: Racial Discrimination.