2015 Council of Delegates: Resolutions and Reports

The 2015 Council of Delegates, held in Geneva on 7 December, gathered the representatives of all components of the Movement: the delegations of 185 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Below are the outcomes of the Council of Delegates, including adopted resolutions and reports.

Resolutions

• Resolution 1: Strengthening Movement Coordination and Cooperation (SMCC): optimizing the Movement's humanitarian response (CD/15/R1)
• Resolution 2: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Branding Initiative: Adoption of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement logo (CD/15/R2)
• Resolution 3: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement message to the World Humanitarian Summit (CD/15/R3)
• Resolution 4: Adoption of the Strategic Framework on Disability Inclusion by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (CD/15/R4)
• Resolution 5: Preserving the historical and cultural heritage of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (CD/15/R5)
• Resolution 6: Joint Commission of the Empress Shôken Fund: Revision of the Regulations for the Empress Shôken Fund (CD/15/R6)
• Resolution 7: Movement statement on migration: Ensuring Collective Action to Protect and Respond to the Needs and Vulnerabilities of Migrants (CD/15/R7)
• Resolution 8: 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Agenda and programme (CD/15/R8)
• Resolution 9: Proposal of persons to fill the posts of officers at the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (CD/15/R9)
• Resolution 10: Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement on Operational Arrangements dated 28 November 2005 between the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Magen David Adom in Israel (CD/15/R10)
• Resolution 11: Vision for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (CD/15/R11)

Progress and other reports submitted to the Council

• Progress report on Working towards the elimination of nuclear weapons: Four-year action plan (CD/15/13)
• Report on Weapons and international humanitarian law (CD/15/14)
• Progress report on Sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict and disaster (CD/15/15)
• Report on Strengthening the statutory and legal base instruments of National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (August 2013 – July 2015) (CD/15/16)
• Progress report on Restoring Family Links (RFL) Strategy for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (2012-2015) (CD/15/17)
• Progress report on the work of the Standing Commission (CD/15/18)