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, and strengthening recovery from disasters and crises;
• enabling healthy and safe living;
• promoting social inclusion and a culture of non-violence and peace.

Enabling actions include:

• building strong national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies;
• pursuing humanitarian diplomacy to prevent and reduce vulnerability;
• functioning effectively as the IFRC.

Usage: Guidance for project implementation

Audiences: Technical staff