(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) took part in coordination meetings at the GCC Secretariat-General in Riyadh recently.
Dr Fawzi Oussedik, Director, QRC International Relations and International Humanitarian Law, chaired the first meeting of the permanent working group following up International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Deliberations on the Seville Agreement (Agreement on the Organisation of International Activities of the Components of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement).
The meeting followed up decisions of the 10th meeting of GCC Red Crescent presidents on the agreement, in Kuwait in May 2014.
Dr Khaled Diab, Director, QRC International Relief and Development Department, attended the first meeting of the permanent working group on the humanitarian situation in Syria to review the latest developments in Syria and possible future scenarios.
The main agenda item was to review the collective humanitarian intervention by Gulf red crescent societies in the humanitarian tragedy in Syria and its repercussions on neighbouring countries, explore potential building capacity for humanitarian workers, and discuss relevant issues.
The permanent working group on the humanitarian situation in Syria was formed following a resolution at the 10th meeting of GCC red crescent presidents in Kuwait to deal with the situation of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries.
The mandate of the working group was to follow up on the humanitarian situation in Syria and propose joint action plans for GCC national societies to anticipate possible future changes in this respect, ensuring a better coordinated position and stronger role for GCC countries.
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