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SARD Update
Foreword
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We have had a very good, positive response from many of you in
South Asia and beyond on the first issue of the South Asia Update.
You found it useful and informative, both in content and format. This
encouraged us, and we are looking into options for making it even
more reader-friendly.
As we were preparing this second issue, Nepal was struck by a devas-
tating earthquake followed by hundreds of aftershocks. The situation
is very dire for hundreds of thousands of people. The IFRC has
thrown all its global emergency response resources into support to the Nepal Red Cross Society –
with Emergency Response Units (ERUs), Field Assessment Coordination Teams (FACTs), Region-
al Disaster Response Teams (RDRTs) and a massive relief supply pipeline. A revised appeal for 93
million Swiss francs was launched by our secretary general on 15 May in Kathmandu.
It fills me with immense pride that South Asian countries and National Societies have responded
immediately in their own way to support the Nepal Red Cross Society and affected communities.
Relief supplies were sent by the Indian Red Cross Society, and Pakistan Red Crescent Society and
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society offered their relief stock. Maldivian Red Crescent mounted an
innovative resource mobilization campaign for Nepal, and the backbone of the RDRTs’ deployment
to Nepal is from South Asia. An integral part of the response capacity on the ground, your staff and
volunteers working as RDRT, in very difficult conditions, are demonstrating the best of spirit, cour-
age and knowledge of the context, and very much appreciated by Nepal Red Cross and IFRC col-
leagues.
As we move towards the reconstruction and rehabilitation phase, it is time to reflect on how the Red
Cross Red Crescent could contribute in a positive, constructive way towards not just building back
better and stronger – there will be more earthquakes in Nepal in the future due to the underlying
geological fragmentation. But there’s also a need for the country to change its socio-economic para-
digm: to reduce and eliminate poverty, to find ways how to attract its own young people, currently
seeking employment in construction and other industries abroad, to have employment and a future
in their own communities so that they could build resilient and beautiful buildings in Nepal, rather
than doing it as migrant workers elsewhere. It is our strong belief that we, Red Cross Red Crescent,
as truly indigenous organizations, with knowledge of community drivers, needs, opportunities and
constraints, localised knowledge and action, can and should be the main partners of the government
and others in addressing this truly systemic issue, and finding and proposing solutions towards
building a better future. This could be one of the themes for reflection in the next meeting of South
Asia National Societies Leaders, which we now are planning for sometime in the fall.
As always, we are interested on your feedback on the SARD Update. Please send your thoughts to
Rosemarie North, SARD communications and advocacy manager: [email protected]
Simon Missiri
Head of Delegation, SARD
South Asia Regional Delegation Programme Update March - May 2015
Foreword 1 Nepal: South Asia responds 2 Nepal: Neighbours come to the rescue 2 Nepal: RDRT in action 3 Nepal: Who would we be if we didn’t try? 3 Nepal: General assembly 4 Pakistan: Lessons from the 2014 flood response 4 Pakistan: Communities plan for resilience 4 SARD: Code of conduct 4 Bangladesh: New leaders 5 Maldives: Seventh General assembly 5 Maldives: More spokespeople, greater visibility 5 SARD: Swedish Red Cross care for delegates 5 Sri Lanka: More than 55,000 receive permanent houses 6 India: Simulation exercises to increase awareness 6 Afghanistan: Five-year health agreement 7 Afghanistan: World Red Cross Red Crescent Day 7 New SARD programme coordi-nator 7 New SARD communications and advocacy manager 7 New SARD resource mobiliza-tion manager 7
Contents
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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Nepal: South Asia re-sponds
In the immediate aftermath of the earth-
quake in Nepal the South Asia Regional
Delegation (SARD) team swung into
action and its office meeting room trans-
formed into a coordination centre track-
ing all possible information on Nepal.
The SARD team was in constant touch
with senior management and colleagues
in Nepal Red Cross Society, getting regu-
lar updates on their safety and initial re-
sponse interventions.
In order to provide surge capacity to the
Nepal IFRC country delegation, SARD
deployed its members for Regional Dis-
aster Response Team (RDRT) mobiliza-
tion; water, sanitation and hygiene
(WASH); planning, monitoring, evalua-
tion and reporting (PMER); emergency
communications and finance. A smaller
team stayed back in Delhi and provided
coordination support to the response op-
eration across the IFRC global, zone and
country levels.
As the humanitarian crisis grew, National
Societies in the region demonstrated their
support for their colleagues in Nepal. The
Indian Red Cross Society secretary gen-
eral offered all possible help and re-
sources. The Indian Red Cross sent relief
supplies including water treatment units,
tarpaulins, kitchen items, stretchers and
body bags to Nepal in Indian Air Force
planes along with its personnel. Bangla-
desh Red Crescent Society carried out a
fund-raising campaign and offered to
send medical staff to Nepal. Despite the
upcoming cyclone season in Bangladesh,
the Red Crescent offered to send part of
its relief supplies in a strong display of
solidarity with Nepal. Maldivian Red
Crescent too raised funds to support the
people of Nepal. In addition, Nepali ex-
patriate workers received psychological
first aid in this hour of distress. Such a
display of regional solidarity is not new;
indeed, it underpins the strength of the
International Red Cross and Red Cres-
cent Movement in South Asia.
SARD is exploring options for strength-
ening its logistics base in anticipation of
a long-term IFRC recovery operation in
Nepal that would have a significant re-
construction component. This is because
most of the major road transport routes to
Nepal go through India, and there exists a
robust transport system of carrying goods
across the two countries, as well as a
significant market for procurement.
In the coming months, as the IFRC scales
up its country presence and embarks on
long term recovery and development,
SARD will continue to provide regular
support to the Nepal Red Cross in its on-
going programmes in the districts not
affected by the earthquake with a focus
on health, disaster risk reduction and
organizational development under a resil-
ience framework.
Nepal: Neighbours come to the rescue
Flash floods and tsunami, earthquakes
and bomb blasts. Kaustaubh Kukde has
worked in every major disaster in India
for the past ten years. To capitalize on
this is the very idea behind the unique
Red Cross Red Crescent Regional Disas-
ter Response Teams (RDRTs), now de-
ployed in Nepal.
What is different about the earthquake
in Nepal?
The scale of the disaster, terrain and af-
tershocks makes the whole context in
Nepal very complicated. All are striving
to meet the needs of the affected popula-
tion, but when you look at the wide-
spread destruction, it looks like an impos-
sible task. Every affected family needs
shelter immediately. The supply chain is
being put in place, and relief supplies are
pouring in. Efforts are on to meet the
needs.
What is your strongest memory of as-
sisting people?
As shelters are destroyed, the same is
true for latrines. People are forced to
practice open defecation, which increases
the health risks. But I have met highly
motivated communities that want to be
part of rebuilding their lives. For exam-
ple, many volunteered to make communi-
ty latrines to stop open defecation. This
was done in just five to six hours. The
contribution of the Red Cross was mate-
rial for the construction of latrines and
technical support, all the rest was pushed
forward and implemented by community
volunteers.
How do RDRTs make a difference?
RDRTs have the advantage of being from
this region and understanding the cultural
context of the affected communities. In
many cases language is no barrier; we
know South Asian National Societies’
working style and can immediately start
focusing on delivering results.
How important is disaster training?
Training does not make us super human
beings, but it helps our staff and volun-
teers from different cultural and social
context understand each other, and to
build linkages so they can work together
easily in emergencies. Training prepares
people to psychologically face such
emergencies, and the skills and the
strengths of an individual become the
skills and the strengths of a team.
RDRT’s Kaustaubh Kukde. Photo: SARD.
After the massive earthquake, volunteers from
Nepal Red Cross Society rushed to help. Pho-
to: NRCS
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Nepal: RDRT in action
The Nepal earthquake operation is one of
the largest RDRT deployments ever. As
of mid-June, 57 RDRTs had been de-
ployed, in relief and assessment, logistics,
water and sanitation, health, shelter, fi-
nance, IT and telecoms, gender and pro-
tection, HR and other specialties.
Members came from Australia, Bangla-
desh, China (Hong Kong), India, Indone-
sia, Maldives, Myanmar, New Zealand,
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Timor
Leste, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore
and South Korea.
RDRTs were first introduced as a disaster
response tool by IFRC in 1998 to opti-
mize human resources and expertise ef-
fectively within each region.
RDRTs normally consist of experienced
National Society staff and volunteers who
can be deployed to respond to a disaster.
The teams are critical in supporting the
National Society in assessment as well as
supporting the implementation of a disas-
ter relief operation.
In addition to covering the core relief
functions of food, water, health and shel-
ter, RDRTs can also support interventions
in food security, nutrition, construction,
media and other specialized areas.
Nepal: Who would we be if we didn’t try? Night falls in Kathmandu. We sleep in
the streets, in the tents, in the parks. The
last strong tremor still present in the
body. Local or foreigner, it doesn’t mat-
ter. In the darkness, we are equally to-
gether and alone. All the senses are am-
plified, each sound is recorded, every
movement in the ground.
The worst thing is the dogs’ howling just
before an earthquake. Can you trust the
warning or is it just one night-blind
pooch that confuses itself into scaring us
all?
Two new aftershocks last night con-
firmed the dogs’ premonition. It is the
primary wave before the earthquake that
animals feel. We humans are fleeing at
the larger secondary wave. Yet only by
imagining the unimaginable, we can pre-
dict the unpredictable. But when the in-
stinct is up against the mind, usually the
instinct wins. We run for our lives. No
looking back.
I rejoice to hear the first call of the cuck-
oo at dawn. It's a strange feeling to hear
the cuckooing here in Kathmandu, as if it
were in the wrong place. But as long as
he calls, I feel safe. Even the birds seem
to have their patterns before danger is
approaching. They go silent.
Every day we share analysis on how our
relief efforts are working. Every step for-
ward is a motivation for us all. But be-
yond the graphs of tarpaulins, tents and
water delivered, there’s always a deeper
story.
High up in the mountains, close to the
border with China, the Canadian Red
Cross had just opened a basic health care
unit at the bottom of a valley. It was just
after the first massive earthquake on 25
April.
Tatopani, as the town is called, was badly
affected, the lives of people shattered and
houses demolished. Each day higher
numbers of the injured sought assistance.
The doctors and the nurses in continuous
service, the interpreters their to ensure the
service works. How deep is the pain? Can
you bend your leg? They treated more
than 50 people every day.
Above the clinic clung houses on the
hillsides, surround roads cut off. Some
days they were closed. Landslides were
numerous and heavy rocks rushed down
the slopes. But roads were cleared and
opened again for passage. The landslides
continued.
Here, just 16 kilometers from the epicen-
ter of the second massive earthquake in
Nepal, people struggled against all odds.
Mountainsides were literally broken apart
and soon the city was covered in dust. As
was the Red Cross health care unit, but
the staff continued to work. Reaching out
with helping hands, treating concussions
and crushing injuries, they even managed
to deliver a baby.
It comes with our mission that no one
wants to give up, but this time nature had
other ideas. The following morning we
withdraw the staff and a seriously injured
patient by helicopter. A crevice in the
rock just above the health care unit un-
covered a large boulder which could tum-
ble down at any time, putting patients and
staff at risk.
It was a painful but necessary decision.
The relief efforts in Nepal have only just
begun. Under the most difficult circum-
stances new plans are drawn up, and
equipment and supplies are carried out by
Red Cross staff and volunteers in a kind
of defiant hope. It is challenging work in
extremely difficult circumstances. But
who would we be if we did not try?
By Maude Froberg
A basic health care unit in Kukhondole, close
to Tatopani. Photo: Canadian Red Cross
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Nepal: General As-sembly In Nepal, the resolve and commitment to
scale up the humanitarian assistance to
the most vulnerable communities was
once again emphasized during the gen-
eral assembly of Nepal Red Cross Socie-
ty, held in Dhangadhi on 11-14 April. A
new central executive body will continue
this determined work under the leader-
ship of Mr Sanjiv Thapa, who was re-
elected for the third time. At his side, Mr
Dev Ratna Dhakhwa, who is assigned to
the post of secretary general.
The general assembly was attended by
representatives from all 75 districts of
Nepal and development partners includ-
ing ICRC, IFRC and Participating Na-
tional Societies.
During the assembly, the district chap-
ters that performed the best in organiza-
tional expansion, image building, com-
munity activities, services, fundraising
and reporting were recognized. This
year, prizes were awarded to Parsa (first
prize), Kaski (second) and Chitwan
(third). Additionally, the 2014 volunteer
awards and best employee award were
given to people who made remarkable
efforts and achievements to the benefit
of the Nepal Red Cross Society.
Pakistan: Lessons from the 2014 flood response
On 15 May 2015, a one-day lessons
learnt workshop was hosted by Pakistan
Red Crescent Society, supported by the
IFRC Delegation in Pakistan.
The workshop had three objectives: re-
flecting on the actions taken during the
flood operation; exploring how the oper-
ation helped the affected population; and
identifying how to build on organization-
al strengths and improve weaknesses. It
was an opportunity for reflection on the
emergency response operation and iden-
tified actions that could be replicated in
the future, and areas that need strength-
ening to improve future interventions.
The workshop gathered representatives
of Pakistan Red Crescent’s headquarters,
provincial and district branches, IFRC,
ICRC and Participating National Socie-
ties. Best practice and areas for improve-
ment were also documented.
Pakistan: Communi-ties plan for resili-ence
Pakistan Red Crescent Society, with
technical support from IFRC Pakistan,
has been implementing an integrated
community-based risk reduction pro-
gramme in ten communities in Pakistan
since January 2014.
The programme comprises health, organ-
izational development and disaster man-
agement and follows the standard com-
munity-based programming approach.
Community-based organizations in all
ten communities contributed to the inte-
grated community risk reduction plans,
which were based on findings from an
integrated vulnerability and capacity
assessment.
The exercises were completed in two
steps.
Firstly, community based organizations
developed a risk reduction plan for their
own communities with support from the
Pakistan Red Crescent and a multi-
disciplinary technical team from IFRC.
Secondly, the plans were presented to all
stakeholders (both government and local
donors) at a local level.
The plans were reviewed with the stake-
holders, to get their support for their
implementation. Stakeholders identified
the areas of their possible support ac-
cording to their mandate and capacity.
The community-based organizations will
lead the implementation of the plans
with financial and other support.
SARD: Code of conduct
SARD conducted training on 28 May on
humanitarian values and the Code of
Conduct for the International Red Cross
and Red Crescent Movement and non-
governmental organizations in disaster
relief as part of a three-day emergency
preparedness training organized by
Handicap International. It was attended
by humanitarian partners, HOPE Disa-
bility Centre, Jammu and Kashmir, and
Help Foundation.
The aim was to increase understanding
of core humanitarian values and the
code of conduct in disaster relief, and to
generate discussion on whether it should
be mandatory.
The right aid at the right time is crucial in
emergency response like floods in Pakistan
2014. Photo: PRCS.
To be successful resilience has to be built in commu-nities with people at the centre of the approach.
Photo: PRCS.
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Bangladesh: New leaders
Mr Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar, a former
member of the Bangladesh parliament
and chairman of Pubali Bank has been
appointed chairman of Bangladesh Red
Crescent Society with effect from 8 April
2015. He has been vice-chairman of the
Red Crescent since 2009.
The new vice-president is Professor and
renowned physician, Dr Md Habibe Mil-
lat who has a background in social work
and humanitarian service. The treasurer is
advocate Tauhidur Rahman.
The new secretary general of the Red
Crescent is Mr B M M Mozharul Huq
who has more than 41 years’ experience
in various government ministries, depart-
ments, directorates, training institutions,
non-governmental organizations, IFRC
and UN agencies in public administra-
tion, disaster management and other
fields.
The new deputy secretary general is Mr
K. Jakarta Khaled who earlier acted in
this position while he was the chief of the
disaster risk management division.
Maldives: Seventh general assembly
On 24-25 April, the Maldivian Red Cres-
cent held its seventh general assembly.
Mr Ali Nashid, who earlier served as
treasurer, was elected as president. He
has a business background and is also
well known in sporting circles in the Mal-
dives. The vice-president is Ms Aiminath
Naushan Abdul Mohaimin, a long-
serving volunteer who worked in the In-
dian Ocean tsunami operation. The sec-
ond vice-president is the journalist and
promoter of volunteerism, Mr Ahmed
Nijah. All the members of the governing
board are elected for a two-year term by
the general assembly, with the exception
the government-nominated member, who
is appointed by the Ministry of Health.
The main focus of the general assembly
was discussing the progress and challeng-
es of branches along with the statutory
adaptations of the audit report 2014 and
the annual report 2014. Also highlighted
were headquarters and branch annual
plans and budgets for 2015, and the Red
Crescent’s strategic plan for 2016 to
2019.
Maldives: More spokespeople, greater visibility
On 28 May, media training was held in
the Maldives to increase the number of
spokespeople and media coverage. Em-
powering staff and volunteers to identify
needs and communicate them will make
the Red Cross Red Crescent as a whole
stronger, and it is hoped that funding will
follow increased visibility.
Around 20 participants from the National
Society participated in the training, which
was a collaboration between the Red
Crescent, the IFRC, the Maldivian Broad-
casting Commission and Public Service
Television. The agenda included how
media works, what makes a good story,
and how to pitch stories on humanitarian
needs and emergency response to the
media. The training included a newsroom
scenario and hands-on camera training.
The training was held in English and in
Dhivehi.
SARD: Swedish Red Cross care for dele-gates
Few occupations are as rewarding as
helping others. It is an ultimate act of
humanity and solidarity to recognize the
suffering of a fellow human being and
take action. Yet to work in war zones and
disasters is often a stressful task, some-
times lonely, not to say risky and more
and more complex.
How do humanitarians maintain their
motivation and find opportunities, despite
frustrations and conditions that some-
times leave much more to wish for? For
some 15 years the Swedish Red Cross has
invited their delegates to regional field
seminars highlighting working conditions
and challenges, professional as well as
personal ones.
Mr Ali Nashid is the new president of the Mal-
divian Red Crescent. Photo: MRC.
Although one of the youngest National Socie-
ties, the Maldivian Red Crescent has estab-
lished a dynamic culture of communications,
here illustrated by Ashi. Photo: MRC.
Congratulations were extended to the new
Red Crescent chairman, Mr Hafiz Ahmed
Mazumdar. Photo: BDRCS.
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“To us in HR, understanding the realities
in the field is of great importance. Only
by doing so can we assist, if need be.
Furthermore, the field seminars help to
facilitate the return home after the end of
mission, says Åsa Blomquist, HR con-
sultant.
On April 14-16, New Delhi played host
to this year’s seminar, welcoming Swe-
dish delegates from bilateral operations,
ICRC and IFRC.
“Since we share many of the challenges,
the discussions were enriching,” says
Kari Isomaa, head of the IFRC Delega-
tion in the Philippines. “The way the
Swedish Red Cross takes care of its dele-
gates is unmatched in the Red Cross Red
Crescent Movement. These field semi-
nars are unique, and is definitely some-
thing that others can learn from.”
Sri Lanka: More than 55,000 re-ceive permanent houses
The post-conflict recovery programme of
the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has
completed more than 11,100 permanent
houses resulting in more than 55,000
people moving into new homes after
returning from a 30 year old conflict.
The programme is supported by the
IFRC and funded by the Indian govern-
ment.
In 2010, the Sri Lanka Red Cross began
to help people returning from the conflict
by commissioning the building of 300
houses. Within a few years this increased
to more than 3,500 houses. Later, with
funding from the Indian government, it
increased to 17,500 houses.
Early this year, Amirtha Vadhani, 36,
and her son moved into a newly-built
house in Thirumurukandy village. She
was displaced in 2009 in the final battle
that ravaged her village and forced her to
move to a temporary camp. After the
dust of conflict settled she was able to
move back. However her old home was
no longer there.
“When I saw my name on the benefi-
ciary list, I was overjoyed yet concerned
at the same time. My first question was
how am I to finish this house by myself,”
says Vadhani. Yet she was not left alone.
The Red Cross post-conflict recovery
programme aims to ensure the most vul-
nerable people have a chance to rebuild
their lives. Funding and the technical
support to build the house come from by
the Red Cross. Residents contribute the
manual labour to build their house. India: Simulation exercises increase aware-ness Indian Red Cross Society’s integrated
programmes for community develop-
ment and community-based disaster risk
reduction are in their final phases. The
programmes are supported by the Cana-
dian Red Cross Society.
As part of these programmes, a series of
simulation exercises were carried out, to
not only check the level of awareness
and preparedness of the Indian Red
Cross and the programme communities,
but as an opportunity to present the ac-
quired skills to the local government and
other potential future internal or external
partners.
It was the first time the Red Cross had
conducted simulation exercises on such a
large scale. In total, 24 exercises were
carried out in three states, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The
exercises were successful in generating
interest and participation from the local
police, fire and health departments. This
was very significant because these are
three most important government ser-
vices in times of emergencies and disas-
ters. Also, a substantial achievement was
the high number of women and children
who took part. The simulation exercises
created a platform to assess the existing
disaster response mechanisms of the
programme communities and to identify
areas for improvement. All the gaps
identified during the exercises will be
addressed in the final phase of the pro-
grammes.
The housing project in Northern Province
now nears completion. Photo: Mahieash
Johnney.
From left: Åsa Blomquist, Matti Ek,
Kari Isomaa, Ylva Jonsson Strömberg,
Maude Fröberg, Marina Haugdahl,
Mohanad Khidir, Ulla-Greta Pettersson
and Jesper Fridolf.
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Red Crescent President Fatima Gailani
(pictured), welcomed government dignitar-
ies, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
partners, Red Crescent heads of departments
and staff, members, volunteers and humani-
tarian partners. Her speech was inspired by
Henry Dunant’s “story of an idea” and how
it has shaped today’s Red Cross Red Cres-
cent Movement. IFRC Head of Country
Delegation Pat Laberge talked about the
principles of voluntary service and neutrali-
ty which guide the Movement’s work.
SARD: New programme
Coordinator
Daniel Bolanos will take up the position of
SARD programme coordinator on 1 August.
He has been working with the IFRC in sen-
ior regional disaster management positions
in the Americas,
Asia, the Pacific
and in Africa,
where his last posi-
tion was disaster
management coor-
dinator for the con-
tinent.
He has extensive
experience in assessing disasters, managing
emergencies, building National Society’s
response capacities and coordinating with a
wide range of humanitarian actors. He has a
law degree. He will be joined by his wife
and two children.
Afghanistan: Five-year
health agreement
The Afghan Red Crescent Society and the
Afghan Ministry of Health renewed a five-
year memorandum of understanding on 21
April. IFRC and ICRC supported the pro-
cess leading up to the signing. The agree-
ment provides for coordinated healthcare
throughout Afghanistan. It outlines how the
Red Crescent and ministry will cooperate
and coordinate. The renewed agreement
supports the Red Crescent’s ten health sub-
centres, 46 primary health centres and Ka-
bul District Hospital to provide high quality
and standard health services to the most
vulnerable people, especially women and
children.
SARD: New communi-
cations manager
Rosemarie North took up her position as
SARD communications and advocacy
manager on 8 June, replacing Maude
Froberg. A former newspaper reporter,
she began with the
Movement in 2003.
She has worked in
Africa, Asia and the
Pacific.
Her areas of work
are communications,
emergency commu-
nication, humanitari-
an diplomacy and beneficiary communi-
cation.
SARD: New resource
mobilization manager
Emilia Koski has over nine years profes-
sional and academic experience in re-
search and strategic
consulting, capacity
building, corporate
social responsibility
and organizational
development.
In previous positions,
she has executed stra-
tegic planning and
operational management with a number of
humanitarian and development organiza-
tions, among them Finnish Red Cross, and
was also based at the IFRC Asia Pacific
Zone Office as relationship manager up to
recently. She will be based in Sri Lanka
and cover the South Asia region.
Afghanistan: World
Red Cross Red Cres-
cent Day
On 8 May, World Red Cross Red Cres-
cent Day, the Afghan Red Crescent Socie-
ty pledged to fulfil its humanitarian man-
date of serving the most vulnerable peo-
ple.
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