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QRCS attends China summit

Published: 09 Oct 2016 - 11:25 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 09:01 pm
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DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) recently participated in the ‘Post-World Humanitarian Summit’ held in China. It was organised by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Red Cross Society of China, and the Research and Development International of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS-RDI).

QRCS’s Executive Director, Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Nuaimi, particaptaed in the summit on behalf of the organisation. ‘Post-World Humanitarian Summit’ focused particularly on identifying the most pressing humanitarian challenges affecting Asia Pacific and MENA and the ways to respond to them. 

In addition, the summit also focused on providing leadership and result-driven approaches to bring community resilience to the next level, defining concrete modalities for localising aid and linking up local, regional, and global efforts into a better integrated and coordinated approach, preventing and ending conflicts in Asia Pacific and MENA regions and facilitating investment to generate outcomes and lasting impact.