Red Crescent: Our participation in the Dubai Aid Conference opens new horizons for enhancing international humanitarian cooperation

Dr. Latifa Al-Meer, Secretary-General of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), affirmed that the Society’s participation in the Dubai International Relief and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIRD) falls within the framework of strengthening humanitarian partnerships and broadening cooperation with various components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and humanitarian partners.

Speaking to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the sidelines of the Society’s delegation’s participation in the conference, Al-Meer stated that the delegation held two meetings: the first with Jaigan Chabagin, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the second with Dr. Mohammad Hazem Baqala, President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), and his accompanying delegation, to discuss ways to enhance cooperation and coordinate humanitarian efforts to address the urgent needs facing the region.

She explained that the meeting with the IFRC Secretary-General focused on developing humanitarian action strategies and strengthening collaboration between National Societies and components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as enhancing volunteer work and building volunteers’ capacities to improve the efficiency of humanitarian response, exchange expertise, and strengthen readiness to confront crises and disasters.

Al-Meer added that the meeting with the SARC delegation addressed mechanisms for developing cooperation in humanitarian and relief fields and exchanging expertise to enhance the capacity of both Societies to implement humanitarian programs and projects. She emphasized that the Kuwait Red Crescent Society has always stood by its brothers in the Syrian Arab Republic and will continue to provide humanitarian support to alleviate the suffering of those affected and bolster recovery efforts.

Al-Meer further stressed that these meetings reflect the standing enjoyed by the State of Kuwait and the Kuwait Red Crescent Society on the international humanitarian stage, and embody the Society’s commitment to consolidating its relationships with humanitarian partners to advance humanitarian action and enhance responses for the most vulnerable populations.