Purpose This strategy document voices the collective determination of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to tackle the major challenges that will confront humanity in the next decade. It consolidates previous policies and strategies, and…

The document provides specific, strategic direction to the IFRC to ensure that its actions are non-discriminatory towards people of all ages, and to promote gender equality and respect for diversity throughout all of its work.

Purpose This document looks at why gender and diversity is important to the IFRC framework and to the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Strategy 2020. Overview Gender and diversity are important to the…

This framework establishes a foundation on which all IFRC programmes, projects, interventions and actions, across the contexts, which contribute to strengthening communities, can be created, developed and sustained.

This powerpoint presentation highlights the importance of gender and diversity in Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, as reflected in the Strategy 2020

This policy (in Khmer and English) establishes the basis for the Cambodian Red Cross to ensure that the gender and diversity differences are taken into account and systematically addressed in relation to core areas as defined in CRC Strategy 2011 – 2020, such as disaster management, health and health care in the community, promotion of the movement’s fundamental principles and humanitarian values, and organizational development and resource development.

This document provides direction to National Societies and the Federation to support the aims and enabling actions of the IFRC Strategy 2020 in relation to self-directed and interpersonal violence, including urban violence.

Purpose This fact sheet looks at why violence is a great human challenge and gives strategic directions to address violence within the strategic aims and enabling actions outlined in IFRC’s Strategy 2020. Overview Strategic aims include: saving lives, protecting livelihoods,…

This policy aims to define the main approach of the IFRC towards addressing gender issues in Red Cross and Red Crescent actions.

Purpose This policy document addresses the strong recommitment of the IFRC to scaling up prevention and destigmatization of HIV/AIDS, and its advocacy and provision of health care and other services related to HIV/AIDS, particularly to vulnerable populations. IFRC HIV AIDS…

The Minimum Standard Commitments for each sector are based around a framework of: dignity; access; participation; safety; and internal protection systems. The checklist provides specific indicators which an organisation can use to rate its progress (achieved, partially achieved, not achieved and not applicable), justify its score and propose next steps. This checklist provides a quick tool for assessing compliance with the Minimum Standard Commitments in Emergency Programming for Red Cross / Red Crescent staff and volunteers in: emergency health; food security; water, sanitation and hygiene; emergency shelter; livelihoods; non-food items and disaster risk reduction. It serves as a tool for organisations to mark progress and identify their next steps.

Purpose This checklist provides a quick tool for assessing compliance with the Minimum Standard Commitments in Emergency Programming for Red Cross / Red Crescent staff and volunteers in: emergency health; food security; water, sanitation and hygiene; emergency shelter; livelihoods; non-food…

Purpose This gender manual is designed to help project workers, who are not gender specialists, recognise and address gender issues in their work. The intention is to demystify gender, make the concept and practice of gender mainstreaming accessible to a…

Purpose This note looks at the challenges women with disabilities face in disasters and highlights the importance of knowing these challenges. Overview More women than men live with physical and/or mental conditions which, in a disability-hostile environment, limit their everyday…

Purpose This document brings together three cross-cutting themes (violence prevention, beneficiary accountability and gender equality) that have emerged as consistent priorities within international operations into one cohesive approach that will assist programme teams to meet minimum standards, while also determining…

The Incheon Strategy provides the Asian and Pacific region, and the world, with the first set of regionally agreed disability-inclusive development goals. The strategy comprises 10 goals, 27 targets and 62 indicators.

The strategy will enable the Asian and Pacific region to track progress towards improving the quality of life, and the fulfilment of the rights of the region’s 650 million people with disabilities, most of whom live in poverty.