Central Asia and Europe delegation,
the IFRC represented the membership through
humanitarian diplomacy: to facilitate relations of
National Societies with their home government
and with the European Union (EU), and posi-
tioning the membership as preferred partner of
choice in addressing the current humanitarian
challenges in the region.
Communications are at the forefront of advocacy
and humanitarian diplomacy. In the
Andean region , the IFRC supported four National
Societies to establish a public communications
strategy to inform about their role in each coun-
try, complementing humanitarian diplomacy
actions with communications activities.
There are many examples of how National
Societies gain recognition and space to give voice
to people in need. In
Ghana , the IFRC delegation
grew in its role to support the National Society
and lead coordination, representation, and bilat-
eral/multilateral engagements with critical actors
in the country. In
Mozambique , the IFRC was
actively engaged with the diplomatic missions
in the country and abroad. As a result, some
of these engagements have yielded funding
opportunities. In
Pakistan , the IFRC reached
out to embassies, diplomatic missions, banks,
and in-country donors to explore new oppor-
tunities, such as the Pakistan Humanitarian
Forum, the National Humanitarian Network,
the Islamic Development Bank, UN agencies or
the Directorate-General for ECHO Islamabad,
among others. In
Russia , the IFRC advocated
for the interest of people affected by displace-
ment and set constructive dialogue with public
authorities at local and federal levels, to identify
durable solutions on people’s legal status and
integration.
