Canadian elected to International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement's highest body
(OTTAWA, December 5, 2003) - Today in Geneva, Canadian Janet Davidson was one of five individuals worldwide who were elected to the Standing Commission of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. The Standing Commission is the international humanitarian Movement's highest deliberative body. Its members are chosen by the 181 national Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies and their governments.
Today's election took place at the 28th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which brings together representatives of 181 National Societies and 190 governments to make commitments on issues of urgent humanitarian concern.
"It is a great honour to be elected to a body that plays such a pivotal role in setting the humanitarian agenda," Davidson said from Geneva.
Davidson, who in her professional life is the Chief Operating Officer with Vancouver Coastal/Vancouver Acute Health, has been a volunteer with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement locally and globally for over 30 years. She is a Past President and honorary Vice-President of the Canadian Red Cross and a Vice-President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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André Doren
National Director, Public Affairs
Canadian Red Cross
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