This is a reminder for the next RedTalk, which will take place on Monday, 22 August 2011, 2 to 3pm (CET), in the IFRC Auditorium. The event will also be live streamed on the IFRC website: www.ifrc.org/redtalk.

Universal Humanitarianism: Taking on a shared responsibility
By Dr Hany El Banna, President of The Humanitarian Forum

What is the common ground between all humanitarian actors, values and practices across cultures? And why is there growing need to engage with "non-traditional" humanitarian actors? Dr Hany El Banna, the founder of The Humanitarian Forum and Islamic Relief,  will elaborate on these questions of universal humanitarianism drawing from his experience of over 30 years of working in many different contexts and with different stakeholders.

Universal humanitarianism is a key issue for The Humanitarian Forum, which is a global network of key humanitarian and development organisations from Muslim donor and recipient countries, the West and the multilateral system. The Forum strives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of aid by addressing identified gaps between humanitarian communities through training, dialogue and cooperation, working internationally and in partner countries like Libya and Yemen.

Venue

RedTalk takes place in the IFRC Auditorium in Geneva, located at Chemin des Crêts, 17, Petit-Saconnex. You can reach the IFRC by taking bus number 3, and getting off at Petit-Saconnex. For a map see here.

Follow these events on live stream/live blog

You may follow these events on your computer. A live stream of the event is available on www.ifrc.org/redtalk as well as the possibility to engage in the live blog: comment, ask questions, discuss.

Registration and Learning Passport Credits

Everyone is welcome to attend. Please register on www.ifrc.org/redtalk/registration.

A knowledge quiz (and link to watch the video of the RedTalk in case you missed it) will be available on the Online Learning Platform after this event (you will need to write RedTalk in the search field called “title” and press the search button). Successful completion of the quiz will count towards one Red Cross Red Crescent credit on your Learning Passport. If you do not have an account on the Learning Platform yet, feel free to create one on www.ifrc.org/learning.

We look forward to seeing you.

The RedTalk Team

nternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Email RedTalk(at)ifrc.org

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