Disasters and displacement in a changing climate: Asia Pacific
This report analyses trends, dynamics and humanitarian needs of people on the move in the Asia Pacific region in the context of disasters and climate change.
It offers guidance to Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Asia Pacific region on how to improve their humanitarian action in the context of disasters, displacement and climate change. This includes case studies of good work already being undertaken by National Societies in this area.
Additional information:
You can view additional case studies from the Asia Pacific region on the IFRC Resilience Library for Southeast Asia website.
Read our guide for Asia Pacific National Societies on planned relocation in the context of disasters and climate change, also on the IFRC Resilience Library for Southeast Asia website.
Find out more about our worksupporting people on the moveand responding to the climate crisis.
A Guide for Parliamentarians to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
This guide aims to familiarise parliamentarians with the Movement, particularly the role of the 190 Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies throughout the world. A strong and active National Society can do much to assist public authorities at all levels of government in the humanitarian field.
Fraud and corruption prevention and control policy
This Fraud and Corruption Prevention and Control Policy outlines the IFRC's approach to the prevention and control of fraud and corruption, including the investigation procedures that will be followed if there are suspicions of fraudulent or corrupt practices. If fraud or corruption is proven, appropriate disciplinary measures and legal action will be taken.
IATI Feasibility Study: Full report
TheInternational Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)is a global initiative to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian resources and their results to address poverty and crises.
As part of the World Humanitarian Summit Grand Bargain, the IFRC joined the ICRC in committing “to invest in examining the feasibility of using the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) to publish timely, transparent, harmonized and open high-quality data” .
This paper provides the first stage of that examination: exploring the feasibility of the IFRC to publish IATI data covering our programmes and appeals. It finds that publication to a level comparable to other agencies is feasible, particularly for emergency appeals, for which substantial information is already in the public domain. It sets out a number of options for the IFRC, along with implications for data representation, data collection systems and processes and quality control of published data. It proposes a phased approach, that, in a second phase, would support publication of development programmes and more detailed humanitarian-related data for appeals.
An executive summary and appendices to the full report are also available below.
World Disasters Report 2015
Our 2015 World Disasters Report focused on local actors as the key to humanitarian effectiveness.
The Ebola crisis in West Africa, the Nepal earthquake, the conflict in Syria, floods in Germany and Hurricane Sandy in the United States mobilized our humanitarian response. They were all very different crises, but they shared one common feature. Each of them highlighted the critical yet often undervalued role of local actors.
Local actors are always the first to respond. In Nepal, local volunteers and emergency workers were responding even as the dust from the earthquake still hung in the air. In West Africa, well before the world woke up to the true nature of the Ebola threat, local health workers and affected communities were treating and isolating the sick and burying the dead.
Their effectiveness goes beyond their proximity. They are also effective because of the perspective they bring. Because they are present in communities before a crisis hits, they see it not as an event in and of itself, but as something that is linked to the past, to unaddressed risks, vulnerabilities and inequalities. Emergencies – disasters, health crises, even conflicts – are not beginnings or ends, no matter how severe. They are moments that need to be overcome; simply overcoming them, however, will not put an end to the challenges faced by communities.
Fraud and corruption triple defence framework
The IFRC has zero tolerance for fraud and is committed to full transparency and accountability to our partners and the communities we stand with.
We have significantly strengthened fraud and corruption prevention, detection and investigation in recent years in line with industry-best practice in high risk operations. This triple defence fraud prevention framework is designed to help us strengthen our three lines of defence: operations, compliance and internal investigation.
Learn more about internal audit and investigations at the IFRC.
Humanitarian diplomacy policy
What objectives will effective humanitarian diplomacy achieve?
More frequent consideration by decision makers and opinion leaders of the interests of vulnerable people;
Greater access to and influence with decision makers;
Greater humanitarian access and space for National Societies and the International Federation;
Strong visibility for and public understanding of Red Cross and Red Crescent activities;
Stronger capacity to mobilise all relevant resources; and
The facilitation of effective partnerships when responding to the needs of the vulnerable. It is only through the establishment of humanitarian diplomacy as an integral part of the day to day work of National Societies and the International Federation, with the necessary capacities in place, that the humanitarian objectives referred to above can be effectively realised. The fundamental aim of this policy is to establish humanitarian diplomacy as a permanent mindset across all National Societies and the International Federation. Humanitarian diplomacy includes advocacy, negotiation, communication, formal agreements and other measures.
Guide to Strengthening the Auxiliary Role through Law and Policy
The purpose of this Guide is to provide practical guidance to National Societies about how to strengthen their auxiliary role through domestic law, policies, plans and agreements. Each of these types of instrument has different characteristics and functions, which are discussed in Chapter Three.
This Guide has a strong focus on sectoral laws, policies plans and agreements. It also focuses on legal facilities, meaning special legal rights and exemptions that enable National Societies to conduct their operations more efficiently and effectively. The focus of this Guide is predominantly on how laws, policies, plans and agreements can strengthen the auxiliary role in sectors such as disaster risk management, health, migration and social welfare.
Technological and Biological Hazard Preparedness - Background Information
This document provides additional background information to complement our Roadmap on Technological and Biological (CBRN) Hazard Preparedness.
It provides an overview of multi-hazard risk management, an explanation of CBRN terminology, data and figures, and case studies relevant to the IFRC network.
Green Logistics Guide
The Green Logistics Guide provides advice and practical tips on how to improve the environmental sustainability of National Societies' and the IFRC'slogistics and supply functions.
The guide covers a range of subjects, all aimed at reducing carbon emissions, reducing waste, or reducing our environmental footprint in other ways. There are examples from across the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and references to find further guidance