Statement by Minister MacKay on the inclusion of Palestinian and Israeli National Societies into the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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Lorenzo Schnyder von Wartensee, Swiss Ambassador to the United Nations, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, Canadian Red Cross President Jane McGovern at the signing of the Third Protocol in Geneva . | |
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“Canada welcomes the new membership of both the Palestine Red Crescent Society and the Israeli national society Magen David Adom into the oldest international humanitarian institution, and one of the most effective.
“With the entry of both entities into the Movement, and their mutual cooperation, the needs of both Palestinian and Israeli civilians can be more effectively met. Civilians on both sides will benefit from greater access to emergency services and humanitarian protection.”
