Strategy 2010
Permanent Link:

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ( lcshac )
Humanitarian assistance ( lcshac )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )

Notes

Summary:
This policy paper outlines how the role of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in humanitarian assistance has evolved over the past decade into the present, and how it will continue to evolve to meet the challenges of the next century. The International Federation defines its mission as “to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity” (p. 5). During the 1990s, the IFRC worked towards this mission by developing local capacities to respond to prolonged humanitarian crises. The establishment of a global network of National Red Cross Red Crescent Societies allowed the IFRC to assist more vulnerable populations than it had ever before. It currently has a local presence in nearly every country and over 100 million volunteers. Three objectives lie at the core of the Red Cross/Red Crescent approach to reducing vulnerability and improving local capacity: (1) helping people to prepare for hazards and avoid exposure that could increase vulnerability; (2) assist people affected by a sudden disaster/crisis; and (3) alleviating suffering (reducing vulnerability and improving capacity building) of those who experience structural vulnerability. Despite these steps forward, many challenges remained for the organization. These included difficulties in retaining and recruiting volunteers; relatively inadequate government support for development projects; limited fund-raising and resource mobilization at national and international levels; limited advocacy and support for National Societies in their relations with governments and stakeholders; and failure to acknowledge the particular realities of individual National Societies in IFRC policymaking. While the IFRC faces a number of internal challenges, a changing international environment presents a whole host of other challenges. These include globalization, which, while producing much economic growth and wealth, will also likely generate greater financial instability and economic inequality; the withdrawal of national governments from the provision of critical services; unregulated urbanization and the associated concentration of assets in people in high risk disaster-prone locations; growing environmental degradation as a result of the intensification of unsustainable socioeconomic processes; and growing social instability as populations compete over increasingly scarce natural resources. The IFRC needs a shared vision of the future from which it can develop a clear plan of action moving forward. This document outlines this shared vision and plan. ( English )
Subject:
General Risk Management ( English )
Scope and Content:
Part One: Process and context p. 7; 2. Learning from the Nineties/current capacity p. 7; 3. Trends and uncertainties in the external context p. 8; 4. From analysis to action p. 10; Part Two: Mission, strategic directions and expected results p. 11; 5. The International Federation's mission p. 11; 6. Improving the lives of vulnerable people p. 12; 6.1 Being responsive to local vulnerability and capacity p. 12; 6.2 Focusing on core areas p. 13; 6.3 Focusing within core areas p. 15; 6.3.1 Promotion of the Movement's Fundamental Principles and humanitarian values p. 15; 6.3.2 Disaster response p. 16; 6.3.3 Disaster preparedness p. 17; 6.3.4 Health and care in the community p. 18; 7. Mobilizing the power of humanity p. 19; 7.1 Well-functioning National Societies p. 19; 7.2 Working together effectively p. 21; 8. Summary of expected results p. 23; Part Three: Communicating and implementing p. 25; 9. Making Strategy 2010 happen p. 25; 10. Responsibilities p. 26; 11. Funding Strategy 2010: resource assumptions p. 28; Part Four: Strategy 2010’s added value p. 28; Further reading p. 31; Acknowledgments p. 33 ( English )
Citation/Reference:
(2009). Strategy 2010. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
Refer to main document/publisher for use rights.
Resource Identifier:
FI13042603

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:
Disaster Risk Reduction