INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES, GENEVA NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Page 9
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1.5 New Standards, Amendments and Interpretations (continued) Based on assessments conducted by IFRC’s management, the expected impact of each Standard, Amendment and
Interpretation is presented below.
Standard / Amendment Effective date IFRC planned application Anticipated impact Amendments to IFRS 17
1 January 2023 Reporting year 2023
Not material /
applicable
Disclosure of Accounting Policies (Amendments to IAS
1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2)
1 January 2023 Reporting year 2023
Not material /
applicable
Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to
IAS 8)
1 January 2023 Reporting year 2023
Not material /
applicable
Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising
from a Single Transaction (Amendments to IAS 12)
1 January 2023 Reporting year 2023
Not material /
applicable
Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current
(Amendments to IAS 1)
1 January 2024 Reporting year 2024
Not material /
applicable
Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments
to IFRS 16, Leases)
1 January 2024 Reporting year 2024
Not material /
applicable
1.6 Significant items in the current reporting period Details of significant operations, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN)
programme and the Ukraine and impacted countries crisis, are provided in note 3.2.
The Ukraine and impacted countries crisis is a new significant operation for the IFRC. In addition to a human toll and a
direct impact on entities that have business operations in Ukraine, Russia and neighbouring countries, the current conflict
in Ukraine has also affected economic and global financial markets and exacerbated ongoing economic challenges
including rising inflation and global supply-chain disruption. The conflict has triggered various sanctions that have
broader impact on macroeconomic conditions.
On 28 February 2022, in response to the conflict, the IFRC launched an emergency appeal for CHF 100 million to assist
with humanitarian needs in Ukraine and other impacted countries. On 7 April 2022, the appeal was increased to CHF 550
million.
The IFRC monitors the economic uncertainty impacting global markets including currency values, transport costs and
commodity prices. In 2022, financial market volatility, in particular increases in global interest rates, has unfavourably
impacted the performance of the IFRC’s long-term investment portfolio. Conversely, the interest rate increase served to
reduce the discounted value of the IFRC’s pension liabilities which offset the investment performance impact on total
Other Comprehensive Income for the year. Details of performance and investment values are provided in notes 4.1 and
4.3. Details of pension liabilities are provided in note 4.5.