Opinions and positions

Latest opinion pieces:

IFRC strongly dissociates from the claim of a ‘miracle’ solution to defeat malaria

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) dissociates itself in the strongest terms from the content of the recent Master Mineral ...

On World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, we celebrate 150 years of humanitarian action and a continued commitment to serve the vulnerable in today’s changing world

By Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of ...

Typhoon Bopha survivors languish in ‘uninhabitable’ homes as funding shortfall stalls recovery efforts

Typhoon Bopha survivors languish in ‘uninhabitable’ homes as funding shortfall stalls recovery efforts

When Typhoon Bopha, locally known as Pablo, swept across the Philippine island of Mindanao last December, more than 200,000 families in the provinces of Davao ...

Sanitation crisis: It’s time to talk about the solutions

Toilets are something that people are often embarrassed to talk about, making it easy to ignore. Now, while for most of us, finding a bathroom or toilet isn’t hard, ...

When women walk the road to resilience

When women walk the road to resilience

Ulrika Årehed Kågström recently returned from a field-trip in disaster-prone Bangladesh, where early warning systems and cyclone shelters save thousands of lives ...

Eradicating polio – the last mile is in sight

Eradicating polio – the last mile is in sight

Breaking community barriers to achieve Polio eradication is vital Never before has the world been so close to eradicating polio, a terrible disease that can paralyze a...

Recent speeches:

The Voice of Women in Silent Crises - Asturias Award Roundtable
Presentation by Mette Buchholz, Gender Adviser, IFRC Principles and Values Department, 24 October 2012
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations - Skills and values based education
Statement delivered by Francis Markus, East Asia Regional Communications Delegate, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, at the UNAOC Regional Forum for Asia. Shanghai, November 2012 I have here in my hand a mandarin orange and if I ask our moderator to have a thorough look at it, touch it, get familiarized with it and then put your mandarin orange in a basket full o...
Culture of peace - Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Statement by MR CHRISTOPHE LOBRY-BOULANGER ADVISER of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to the United Nations Agenda item 15, Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly New York, 17 December 2012 Mr President, The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) welcomes the reports of the Secretary-General on intercultural a...

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