Red Cross team to be set up in Dhaka
Friday, 26 November 2010
FE Report
Bangladesh and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed Wednesday an agreement under which an ICRC delegation would be established in Dhaka.
The agreement, signed at the Foreign Ministry, formalises and consolidates the extensive cooperation between Bangladesh and the Geneva-based humanitarian group that has been under way since 2006, said a statement.
Christoph Vogt, the future head of the new ICRC delegation in Dhaka said, "This is an important step which will allow us to continue to develop our activities in Bangladesh."
He said, "Currently, our main activities in the country consist in promoting international humanitarian law, providing support for the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and restoring links between family members separated by natural disaster or migration."
The agreement also grants the ICRC the benefits and immunities it needs for its activities.
The ICRC currently has six international and 19 national staff working in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed Wednesday an agreement under which an ICRC delegation would be established in Dhaka.
The agreement, signed at the Foreign Ministry, formalises and consolidates the extensive cooperation between Bangladesh and the Geneva-based humanitarian group that has been under way since 2006, said a statement.
Christoph Vogt, the future head of the new ICRC delegation in Dhaka said, "This is an important step which will allow us to continue to develop our activities in Bangladesh."
He said, "Currently, our main activities in the country consist in promoting international humanitarian law, providing support for the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and restoring links between family members separated by natural disaster or migration."
The agreement also grants the ICRC the benefits and immunities it needs for its activities.
The ICRC currently has six international and 19 national staff working in Bangladesh.