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‘The worst year for humanitarians’: IFRC Secretary General at UN General Assembly presses for urgent action to protect humanitarian workers

People in the Red Vest:
Season 3,
Episode 3

‘The worst year for humanitarians’: IFRC Secretary General at UN General Assembly presses for urgent action to protect humanitarian workers

People in the Red Vest:
Season 3,
Episode 3
| Podcast

IFRC Secretary General keynote address at IFRC's 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference

IFRC Secretary General keynote address at IFRC's 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference

| Speech

COP28: Urgency, action and funds are missing

COP28: Urgency, action and funds are missing

| Press release

Record-breaking CHF 64 Million pledged at IFRC-DREF conference, surpassing previous year's contributions

Record-breaking CHF 64 Million pledged at IFRC-DREF conference, surpassing previous year's contributions

| Press release

'There is an urgent need to integrate climate adaptation in emergency preparedness and response'

'There is an urgent need to integrate climate adaptation in emergency preparedness and response'

| Speech

Statement by the IFRC Secretary General at France’s International Humanitarian Conference on the Civilian Population in Gaza

Statement by the IFRC Secretary General at France’s International Humanitarian Conference on the Civilian Population in Gaza

| Speech

IFRC is horrified and dismayed by the loss of life at the hospital in North Gaza

IFRC is horrified and dismayed by the loss of life at the hospital in North Gaza

| Article

“From satellites to sandbags”: Putting water at the heart of climate action.

“From satellites to sandbags”: Putting water at the heart of climate action.

| Press release

IFRC Secretary General statement at the High-level meeting of the General Assembly on Universal Health Coverage

IFRC Secretary General statement at the High-level meeting of the General Assembly on Universal Health Coverage

| Speech

IFRC Secretary General statement at UNGA High-level Ministerial Side event on Sudan

IFRC Secretary General statement at UNGA High-level Ministerial Side event on Sudan

| Speech

At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realizing Early Warnings for All by 2027

At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realizing Early Warnings for All by 2027

| Press release

Libya floods: Climate change made catastrophe ‘far more likely’

Libya floods: Climate change made catastrophe ‘far more likely’

| Press release