30th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT

350 Pages·2010·4.77 MB·English

30th
INtERNAtIONAL cONfERENcE
Of thE RED cROSS AND RED cREScENt
geneva 2007
REPORT OF THE 30TH
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE
RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT
INCLUDING THE SUMMARY REPORT OF THE 2007
COUNCIL OF DELEGATES
Prepared by the International Committee of the Red Cross
and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Geneva 23–30 November 2007
International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESULTS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT
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1.1 RESOLUTIONS OF THE 2007 COUNCIL OF DELEGATES................................................................ . 9
1.1.1. Work.of.the.Standing.Commission.of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent............................ . 9
1.1.2. Towards.the.implementation.of.the.Memorandum.of.Understanding.and..
the.Agreement.on.Operational.Arrangements.signed.between.the.Palestine..
Red.Crescent.Society.and.the.Magen.David.Adom.in.Israel................................................ . 10
1.1.3. Specifc.nature.of.the.International.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.Movement..
in.action.and.partnership.and.the.role.of.National.Societies.as.auxiliaries.to..
the.public.authorities.in.the.humanitarian.feld..................................................................... . 10
1.1.4. Restoring.Family.Links.Strategy.(and.Implementation.Plan)..
for.the.International.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.Movement.(2008-2018)...................... . 11
1.1.5. International.migration............................................................................................................. . 35
1.1.6. Implementation.of.the.Seville.Agreement............................................................................... . 36
1.1.7. Strategy.for.the.International.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.Movement............................. . 37
1.1.8. International.humanitarian.law.and.cluster.munitions......................................................... . 38
1.1.9. Agenda.and.programme.of.the.30th.International.Conference..
of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.......................................................................................... . 39
1.1.10.Proposal.of.persons.to.fll.posts.at.the.30th.International.Conference..
of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.......................................................................................... . 39
1.2 RESOLUTIONS OF THE 30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT........................................................................................ . 41
1.2.1. Resolution.1.and.the.Declaration.“Together.for.humanity”................................................. . 41
1.2.2. Specifc.nature.of.the.International.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.Movement..
in.action.and.partnership.and.the.role.of.National.Societies.as.auxiliaries.to..
the.public.authorities.in.the.humanitarian.feld..................................................................... . 44
1.2.3. Reafrmation.and.implementation.of.international.humanitarian.law:..
Preserving.human.life.and.dignity.in.armed.confict............................................................ . 46
1.2.4. Adoption.of.the.Guidelines.for.the.Domestic.Facilitation.and.Regulation.of..
International.Disaster.Relief.and.Initial.Recovery.Assistance.............................................. . 49
1.2.5. Follow-up.of.the.Memorandum.of.Understanding.of.28.November.2005..
between.the.Palestine.Red.Crescent.Society.and.the.Magen.David.Adom.in.Israel......... . 58
1.2.6. Date.and.place.of.the.International.Conference..
of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.in.2011............................................................................ . 58
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30th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
LIST OF DELEGATES
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2.1 MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE....................................................................................................... . 59
2.2 STANDING COMMISSION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT......................................... 1. 11
2.3 OBSERVERS............................................................................................................................................. 1. 13
2.3.1. National.Societies.pending.recognition.and.admission........................................................ 1. 13
2.3.2. Entities.and.organizations.that.participated.as.observers..................................................... 1. 13
2.4 GUESTS ................................................................................................................................................... 1. 21
2.4.1. Guest.speakers............................................................................................................................ 1. 21
2.4.2. Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent..................................................................................................... 1. 22
2.4.3. Other.guests................................................................................................................................ 1. 22
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2007 COUNCIL OF DELEGATES
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3.1 CONVOCATION...................................................................................................................................... 1. 23
3.2 AGENDA.................................................................................................................................................. 1. 25
3.3 CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES....................................................................... 1. 27
3.4 SUMMARY RECORD.............................................................................................................................. 1. 29
3.4.1. OPENING.SESSION.AND.FIRST.PLENARY.MEETING................................................... 1. 29
Opening session
–. Address.by.Mr.Mohammed.Al-Hadid,.Chairman.of.the.Standing.Commission.
Item 1 – Elections, agenda and procedural matters
–. Opening.of.the.meeting.by.the.Chairman.of.the.Standing.Commission.of.the..
Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent
–. Election.of.the.Chairman,.Vice-Chairman.and.Secretaries.of.the.Council.of..
Delegates
–. Adoption.of.the.Agenda
Item 2 – Work of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
–. Report.by.the.Chairman.of.the.Standing.Commission.
–. Towards.the.implementation.of.the.Memorandum.of.Understanding.and.the.
Agreement.on.Operational.Arrangements.signed.between.the.Palestine.Red..
Crescent.Society.and.the.Magen.David.Adom.in.Israel..
–. Oral.report.by.Mr.Pär.Stenbäck,.Independent.Monitor
Item 3 – Specifc nature of the Red Cross and Red Crescent – a way to a privileged /
unique relationship and efective partnerships between States and the components
of the Movement
Item 4 – Restoring Family Links
3.4.2. AWARD.OF.THE.HENRY.DUNANT.MEDAL.................................................................... 1. 44
3.4.3. SECOND.PLENARY.MEETING............................................................................................. 1. 47
Item 5 – Migration
Item 2 (continued) – Work of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent
–. Towards.the.implementation.of.the.Memorandum.of.Understanding.and.the.
Agreement.on.Operational.Arrangements.signed.between.the.Palestine.Red..
Crescent.Society.and.the.Magen.David.Adom.in.Israel
Item 6 – Supplementary Measures of the Seville Agreement
Item 7 – Strategy for the Movement
7.1.Implementation.of.the.Strategy.for.the.Movement.
7.2.Study.on.operational.and.commercial.and.other.non-operational.issues..
involving.the.use.of.the.emblems.(Action.10).
7.3.Review.of.National.Society.statutes.(Action.3).
Item 8 – Weapons and international humanitarian law
Item 9 – Report on the Empress Shôken Fund
Item 10 – Statutory tasks of the 30th International Conference of the Red Cross
and Red Crescent
3.5 LIST OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES...................................... 1. 65
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30TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT
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4.1 CONVOCATION...................................................................................................................................... 1. 67
4.2 AGENDA AND PROGRAMME.............................................................................................................. 1. 69
4.2.1. Agenda......................................................................................................................................... 1. 69
4.2.2. Programme.of.workshops.and.side.events.............................................................................. 1. 74
4.3 CONFERENCE OFFICIALS..................................................................................................................... 1. 77
4.3.1.. Chairmanship.of.the.Conference............................................................................................. 1. 77
4.3.2.. Chairmanship.of.the.Conference’s.subsidiary.bodies............................................................ 1. 77
4.3.3.. Bureau.of.the.Conference.......................................................................................................... 1. 77
4.4 OPENING CEREMONY........................................................................................................................... 1. 79
4.4.1. Opening.show............................................................................................................................. 1. 79
4.4.2. Welcoming.address.by.Mr.Mohammed.Al-Hadid,..
Chairman.of.the.Standing.Commission.................................................................................. 1. 79
4.4.3. Address.by.Ms.Micheline.Calmy-Rey,.President.of.the.Swiss.Confederation................... 1. 82
4.4.4. Reading.of.the.Movement’s.Fundamental.Principles.by.volunteers..
from.the.Geneva.branch.of.the.Swiss.Red.Cross.................................................................... 1. 84
4.5 FIRST PLENARY MEETING.................................................................................................................... 1. 87
4.5.1. Opening.of.the.First.Plenary.Meeting.by.Mr.Mohammed.Al-Hadid,..
Chairman.of.the.Standing.Commission.................................................................................. 1. 87
4.5.2. Election.of.the.Chairman,.Vice-Chairman,.Secretary-General,..
Assistant.Secretaries-General.and.other.ofcers.of.the.Conference.................................... 1. 87
4.5.3. Organization.of.work:.agenda.and.programme,.procedure.for.adopting..
the.resolutions.of.the.Conference............................................................................................. 1. 88
4.5.4. Keynote.address.by.the.President.of.the.International.Committee..
of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.......................................................................................... 1. 90
4.5.5. Keynote.address.by.Mr.Juan.Manuel.Suárez.del.Toro.Rivero,..
President.of.the.International.Federation.of.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.Societies........ 1. 94
4.5.6. Collaborative.action.and.partnerships.to.address.humanitarian.challenges...................... 1. 96
4.6 SECOND PLENARY MEETING.............................................................................................................. 2. 15
4.6.1. Conference.programme.(continued):.Workshops,.side.events,.pledges,...
procedure.for.electing.the.members.of.the.Standing.Commission..................................... 2. 15
4.6.2. Collaborative.action.and.partnerships.to.address.humanitarian.challenges..
(continued).................................................................................................................................. 2. 16
–. summary.of.the.panel’s.presentations
–. general.debate.on.partnerships.to.address.the.humanitarian.consequences.
of.environmental.degradation,.international.migration,.violence.in.urban..
settings.and.emergent.and.recurrent.diseases
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4.7 COMMISSIONS....................................................................................................................................... 2. 99
4.7.1. Commission.A:.Te.specifc.nature.of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent..
Movement.in.action.and.partnerships.and.the.role.of.National.Societies..
as.auxiliaries.to.the.public.authorities.in.the.humanitarian.feld......................................... 2. 99
4.7.2. Commission.B:.Reafrmation.and.implementation.of.international..
humanitarian.law:.Preserving.human.life.and.dignity.in.armed.confict........................... 2. 99
4.7.3. Commission.C:.Strengthening.the.legal.framework.for.international..
response.to.disasters................................................................................................................... 3. 00
4.8 THIRD PLENARY MEETING.................................................................................................................. 3. 01
4.8.1. Election.of.the.members.of.the.Standing.Commission......................................................... 3. 01
4.8.2. Follow-up.to.previous.Conferences......................................................................................... 3. 04
–. 29th.International.Conference.of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent..
and.follow-up.to.the.implementation.of.the.Memorandum.of.Understanding..
of.28.November.2005.between.the.Palestine.Red.Crescent.Society.and.the..
Magen.David.Adom.in.Israel:.Adoption.of.a.resolution
–. 28th.International.Conference.of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent:..
Implementation.of.the.Declaration.and.Agenda.for.Humanitarian..
Action.and.of.the.pledges
4.8.3. Collaborative.action.and.partnerships.to.address.humanitarian.challenges..
(continued).................................................................................................................................. 3. 17
–. Report.on.the.general.debate
4.8.4. Te.specifc.nature.of.the.Red.Cross.and.Red.Crescent.Movement.in.action..
and.partnerships.and.the.role.of.National.Societies.as.auxiliaries.to.the.public..
authorities.in.the.humanitarian.feld....................................................................................... 3. 19
–. Report.on.the.work.of.Commission.A
4.8.5. Reafrmation.and.implementation.of.international.humanitarian.law:..
Preserving.human.life.and.dignity.in.armed.confict............................................................ 3. 23
–. Report.on.the.work.of.Commission.B
4.8.6. Strengthening.the.legal.framework.for.international.response.to.disasters....................... 3. 25
–. Report.on.the.work.of.Commission.C
4.8.7. Election.of.the.members.of.the.Standing.Commission.(continued):..
Proclamation.of.results.............................................................................................................. 3. 27
4.9 FOURTH PLENARY MEETING.............................................................................................................. 3. 29
4.9.1. Overview.of.workshops............................................................................................................. 3. 29
4.9.2. Overview.of.pledges................................................................................................................... 3. 31
4.9.3. Report.of.the.Drafing.Committee........................................................................................... 3. 33
4.9.4. Adoption.of.the.resolutions.of.the.Conference...................................................................... 3. 35
4.9.5. Closing.of.the.Conference......................................................................................................... 3. 36
4.10 LIST OF PLEDGES................................................................................................................................... 3. 39
4.11 LIST OF DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE CONFERENCE........................................................... 3. 43
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