Points de vue

25 mars 2013

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 Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Caraga region lost their homes.
19 mars 2013

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, ...
Eradicating polio – the last mile is in sight
27 février 2013

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...
What silent disasters are saying
19 février 2013

What silent disasters are saying

By  Kristalina Georgieva , Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, European Commission Bekele Geleta , Secretary General,...
18 décembre 2012

COP18: Breakthrough or Empty Deal? The People's Perspective

This month, over 17,000 delegates gathered in the Qatari capital Doha to attend the 18th Conference of Parties (COP18), the annual UN summit on Climate Change.  Amongs...
18 décembre 2012

International Migration Day: better protections needed for migrants as global recession begins to bite

18/12/2012 Geneva - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is today marking International Migration Day and is renewing its appeal...
19 octobre 2012

Investir en Afrique – «Préserver les succès de l’assistance» «Une nouvelle donne» «Les opportunités d’un continent en mutation»

Bekele Geleta, Secrétaire général, Fédération internationale des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge Trois grandes tendances se dégagent lorsqu’on se penc...
Looking Back - The Tyranny of Hunger
16 octobre 2012

Looking Back - The Tyranny of Hunger

For many people, hunger is nothing new; it’s often just a part of life’s daily grind.
12 octobre 2012

Refining the social contract for health to build on the Millennium Development Goals

The social contract for health stems from our mutual responsibility to alleviate poverty and misery.
12 août 2012

Iranian Red Crescent delegation seized in Libya

On the occasion of the Iranian Red Crescent’s visit to Geneva on August 9th, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) wishes to...

La Fédération internationale des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge constitue, avec ses 187 Sociétés nationales membres, le plus vaste réseau humanitaire du monde. En tant que membres du Mouvement international de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge, nous sommes guidés dans notre travail par sept Principes fondamentaux: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité.