Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Elhadj As Sy has expressed hope Iran’s Red Crescent President Dr. Mohammad Farhadi to be retained in his post due to his approval in the Federation’s Board of Governors.
During a press conference held on Friday evening, Secretary General of IFRC Elhadj As Sy described achievements made during his three-day visit to Iran.
Pointing to the main objective of IFRC as to support vulnerable people all around the world, As Sy emphasized on training and learning to be placed at the top of Federation agenda to improve quality of assistance for people in need.
He pointed to 17 million volunteers active all over the world and said, “fortunately, many of these volunteers are from Iran serving in Red Cross to give assistance to vulnerable people.”
During his three-day visit to Iran, As Sy noted that Iran is in a very good position, saying that children begin to learn the principles of rescue when they are only five and are trained to serve the people when in need.
In response to the question about ways of applying Red Cross population capacity by IFRC, Elhadj As Sy stressed the need to take advantage of Iran’s Red Crescent population capacity as well as their experiences to reduce risk.
He pointed to the regional developments and facilitating assistance from other countries and the IFRC to the countries involved in wars and conflicts and explained that the Federation has been active with its best to help other countries and welcomes humanitarian assistance on behalf of other countries.
Following the press conference, IFRC Secretary General praised Dr. Farhadi, Iran’s Red Crescent President, and said that all the members of IFRC Board of Governors respect Dr. Farhadi as a trustworthy and competent person and hope he would remain in office in Red Crescent Societies.
Dr. Mohammad Farhadi has recently been appointed as the Minister of Science, Research and Technology.
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