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Heads of the International Federation of Red Cross regional and country delegations in Africa, last week held a three-day review meeting to assess the organisation's priorities for the year 2002.
Held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, from 13 to 15 February, the representatives addressed several issues including capacity building, coordination, human resource development and the needs of national societies which they agreed to empower. A teleconferencing session with the Federation Secretary General Didier Cherpitel also took place, a Federation statement said on Tuesday.
Major priorities for the federation this year, the statement added, include HIV/AIDS, food security, building capacity of national societies and inspiring and motivating the heads of delegations, and strengthening the Africa department led by Bekele Geleta.
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