The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
AUSTRIA: More than 170 youth volunteers from 95 National Societies came together last week at the Global Youth
Conference in Vienna, Austria, to participate in developing a Youth Strategy for the IFRC. As a continuation of the IFRC Youth Policy established in 2011, the strategy will guide National Societies in engaging and equipping young people more effectively as agents of positive change. Activities shaping the four-day event focused on four key themes: youth promoting humanitarian values, youth as innovators, as beneficiaries and – most importantly – as leaders.
PHILIPPINES:A couple weeks after Typhoon Bopha stuck the Philippines with devastating consequences, Philippine Red Cross personnel continue to respond to the needs of families affected by the disaster. Since the disaster struck, Philippine Red Cross has provided food to over 16,000 affected families, as well as immediate relief supplies such as water storage containers, bedding and hygiene kits to more than 4,000 families in affected areas.
GLOSSARY:
IFRC = International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies