IFRC President to QNA: Qatar Has Leading Humanitarian Role

HE President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), Kate Forbes, praised the State of Qatar's leading humanitarian role. Qatar plays a major role in various humanitarian fields and sectors with immediate response to help humanity regionally and globally, regardless of the type of disaster, HE Forbes told Qatar News Agency (QNA) on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the inauguration of art exhibition Dialogues On Humanity, at the headquarters of the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), marking the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Co-organized by the Swiss Embassy, the QRCS, the IFRC, and the Elysee Museum of Photography in Lausanne, the exhibition runs through Sep. 29 and includes 40 photographs that reflect the deep human experience, and encourage reflection and contemplation on human meanings and ideals. HE Forbes hailed the QRCS' efforts, initiatives and groundbreaking programs to help the needy and crises-hit victims, especially health-related aid as a true gift to humanity. Forbes spoke about her visit to the QRCS-run Al Hemailah Health Center, which is supervised by the Ministry of Public Health, appreciating the medical services provided to over 2000 patients daily. She hailed the way the QRCS and its volunteers respond to disasters in more than 50 different countries as a source of pride. The QRCS and its young volunteers have played a remarkable role during the Covid-19 crisis, during external crises, and during first aid training, and they are available at any time to do all of this, she added. Commenting on the exhibition, she said it is about the meanings of homeland and dignity. The 1949 Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that include the most important rules that limit the brutality of war. They protect people who are not participating in the fighting (civilians, medics, and relief workers). Source: Qatar News Agency