Background

The Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leaders Meeting serves as a forum for leaders of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (RCRC) and their Partners in Southeast Asia (SEA), alongside representatives from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Together, they convene to address and make decisions on pertinent issues affecting the Movement within the region. The SEA RC Leaders Meeting, as an annual platform was initiated by the Thailand Red Cross Society, which hosted the 1st South-East Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leaders Meeting in Bangkok in 2003. Afterward, the National Societies took turns to host the Meeting one after another.

In September 2023, the Cambodian Red Cross Society (CRCS) chaired and hosted the 20th Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leaders Meeting and adopted the Phnom Penh Statement. The Secretary General of ASEAN was present at the Meeting.

Prior to the Meeting, the CRCS also hosted the 2nd SEA Youth Forum which adopted the Youth Phnom Penh statement. The 1st Youth Forum was organized in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam in 2022.

As mandated by the Leaders in the 20th meeting, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will assume chairmanship and host the 21st SEA Leaders Meeting in 2024. While, as designated by the 2nd Youth Forum, the PMI will also organize the 3rd Youth Forum.

To follow up on the directives from and the discussion with the ASEAN Secretary-General regarding the implementation of the MoU between ASEAN and IFRC on 25 May 2022, it deems necessary to convene Regional Dialogue among relevant stakeholders, including the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives.

As decided in the 1st SEA First Aid Network Meeting in Brunei Darussalam in 2023, the PMI is also mandated to organize the 2nd SEAFAN in Indonesia in 2024.

Against this background, the PMI plans to convene the 21st SEA Leaders and other related Meetings back-to-back in Bali, from 1 – 7 September 2024. Considering the issues of climate change and recovery from the global pandemic increasingly become the global, regional, and national concern, it is proposed that the 21st SEA Leaders Meeting carry the theme “Stronger Together for Climate Resilience and Recovery”.

In this regard, the IFRC Jakarta Country Cluster Delegation will support PMI in organizing of the Meetings and will act as secretariat whereas the ICRC from Operation Department Asia Pacific and Regional Delegation will be invited as movement partner.

Purpose

• To deliberate on policies and issues pertaining to the work of the National Societies of the region, as member of IFRC, and to reach consensus on suitable measures and subsequent steps for implementation. To take into consideration work done by ICRC.
• To take stock of the progress of the strategic directions of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
  Movement to develop and implement key actions through cooperation and networking among the National Societies, the IFRC secretariat, the ICRC, and ASEAN Secretariat / AHA Center.
• To ensure that the sub-regional National Society networks and forums are accountable towards the RCRC SEA Leader’s Meeting.
• To update the Movement Partners on regional and global commitments.

Related Documents:

• Term of Reference
• Practical Information
• Agenda [updated 30 August 2024]

Session 1 – Dialogue Session: SEA RCRC Leaders and SEA Youth

• Session 1 – Overview
• Presentation – Bali 3rd YF, Youth and Leader Dialogue SEA

Session 2 – Progress Update Southeast Asia First Aid Network 

• Session 2 – Overview
• Presentation – Progress Update on The SEA First Aid Network Meeting

Session 3 – Update on the Progress of the Phnom Penh Statement

• Session 3 – Overview
• Presentation – RCRC Progress Update on Phnom Penh Statement
• Presentation – Updates on SEA Women’s Leadership

Session 4 – Progress update on the Ha Noi Call for Action (HC4A)

• Session 4 – Overview
• Presentation – Progress update on HC4A

Session 5 – Report on the engagement between ASEAN with SEA RCRC Leaders

• Session 5 – Overview

Session 6 – Climate Resilience and the Community Resilience Network

• Session 6 – Overview
• Presentation – Climate Resilience and the Community Resilience Network

Session 7 – Recovery – Memory of Tsunami 2004  

• Session 7 – Overview
• Presentation – LESSON LEARNED 20 Years Tsunami Aceh Indonesia

Session 8 – Engagement of SEA NS with IFRC Governing board and RCRC Statutory Meetings

• Session 8 – Overview 
• Presentation – 2024 IFRC General Assembly, Council of Delegates & 34th International Conference

Session 9 – Cross-border collaboration between Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) and Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS)

• Session 9 – Overview
• Presentation – Cross border collaboration MRCS and TRCS 2024

Session 10 – Existing collaboration in Southeast Asia, including networks, bilateral and multilateral cooperations

• Session 10 – Overview
• Presentation – Update on SEA Collaboration and Relevant Networks
• SRC Presentation – Outcomes of 3rd Better Together Dialogue
• 2023 APFN Annual Report LR Final

Session 11 – BALI Statement of 21st SEA RCRC Leaders Meeting 

• Bali Statement – 21st SEA RCRC Leaders Meeting

Photos / Videos:

• Opening ceremony
• Press conference
• Official Bali PMI
• MoU signing – PMI and Malaysian Red Crescent
• SEA Leaders Meeting