Geneva (TDI): Chairperson of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Farzhana Naek, met with Bilal Ahmed, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in Geneva, to discuss strengthening humanitarian cooperation and advancing shared priorities at the global level.
The meeting focused on the evolving international funding environment, emerging humanitarian challenges, and opportunities for closer coordination to support effective relief and disaster rehabilitation efforts in Pakistan.
Both sides exchanged views on leveraging international platforms to enhance outreach to potential donors and partners, with the shared objective of improving the scale and quality of humanitarian assistance for vulnerable communities.
The discussion also highlighted the importance of sustained engagement with the United Nations system and other global stakeholders to ensure timely, coordinated, and needs-based humanitarian responses.
The chairperson emphasized PRCS’s role as a trusted humanitarian organization with strong community presence and operational reach across Pakistan.
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Naek said that close coordination with Pakistan’s Mission to the UN is essential for aligning humanitarian priorities and mobilizing international support.
She noted that working together with diplomatic and humanitarian partners would help expand outreach to potential donors and strengthen collective efforts to support and serve vulnerable communities through effective humanitarian interventions, guided by the shared cause of humanity.
Earlier, during her Geneva visit, Farzana Naek met with the leadership of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
IFRC Secretary General, Jagan Chapagain, appreciated the positive organizational transformation taking place under the current PRCS leadership. Discussions also covered resource mobilization and practical approaches to ensuring financial sustainability for PRCS.
Naek also had a virtual meeting with the Director General of ICRC, Pierre Kraehenbuehl, in which Kraehenbuehl commended the progress made by PRCS under her leadership and acknowledged its effective humanitarian outreach across the country.
