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European Zone: Plan 2010-2011 (MAA65001)

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Bielorrusia
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IFRC
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Executive summary

The Europe region is extremely diverse in political and socio-economic terms, in its geography, demography and culture, as well as its public health trends and vulnerability to natural disasters. Membership services and programme support to National Societies therefore need to be adapted to their individual needs and national context, and the current planning process has led to a large increase in the number of country-level plans. Providing more tailored support will also require a review of the International Federation (sub)regional structures, and country-level presence will be integrated more closely into each National Society.

There are also areas of common concern which have been identified as clear priorities by regional and global conferences. There is a compelling need to scale up our work in the areas of health and care, particularly HIV and AIDS, TB and harm reduction and in developing long-term approaches for working with a rapidly increasing ageing population.

Another key priority area is migration, where the focus will be on aligning programmes and technical support with the new migration policy, stronger advocacy and increased resource mobilisation. In addition, the International Federation will strongly promote and support efforts to combat trafficking in human beings.

Capacities, mechanisms and tools for disaster management coordination will be strengthened, including better contingency planning and legal preparedness (IDRL). Scaling up risk reduction will enable communities to become more resilient, while more attention will be given to addressing the humanitarian consequences of climate change through awareness, advocacy and concrete action.

The larger challenge of ensuring social cohesion in fast-changing and increasingly polarised societies is arguably an area where National Societies and volunteers can make a real and lasting contribution, with concrete action promoting respect for diversity, and fighting against intolerance. Concrete proposals regarding the topic of multicultural interaction will be discussed in depth at the next Europe Conference. The role of youth as agents of behavioural change is particularly relevant in this regard.

Humanitarian diplomacy efforts will support National Societies seeking to enhance their auxiliary role, with special emphasis on the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. They will also lead to increased advocacy on key vulnerability and policy themes, supported by clear communications and campaigns. Resource mobilisation will increasingly shift from a traditional donor model towards in-country capacity building and new partnership models.

Moving towards a stronger role in coordination and facilitation the Europe zone team is committed to developing strong operational and global alliances, and to further support the global development of new tools and approaches for more effective collaboration, peer to peer support, networking and knowledge sharing.