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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for inviting me to chair the two important sessions of the commissions that have been scheduled for today and tomorrow. In these sessions, we will reflect on the Council of Delegate?s theme of ?Protecting Human Dignity.? The Council of Delegates has set-up these commissions to invite input from the representatives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on the challenges we are facing in our humanitarian field operations. Before we begin the first session of the Commissions, I would like to introduce the two topics together. While there will be two different sessions with different topics, they are closely related, so it is very likely our discussions will overlap. Today, we will set our focus on our primary goal: helping vulnerable people. So long as we strive to help them, we must have access to them. Tomorrow, on the other hand, we will shift from a beneficiary-based focus to larger institutional considerations about how we work and on how we engage with stakeholders. The distinction between these two sessions of commissions is that humanity and impartiality provide the basis, or reason for reaching out to vulnerable people; whereas neutrality and independence reflect the means, or way, how we reach our beneficiaries in order to reduce their suffering. Let us try to remain focused on the distinct elements of the two different themes in the different commissions. It is also worth noting, these topics are directly related to some of the policy documents that are being submitted for adoption at this Council of Delegates, as well. Through the feedback received over the course of these commissions, we can work towards developing a common understanding of our different contemporary challenges and exchange ideas for how to overcome them. Our input does make a difference. A comprehensive document for this first session of the commissions has already been circulated to provide some background material for this discussion. I hope you have all had adequate time to review it. It identifies some different aspects of our humanitarian activity to help frame our deliberations. This process of considering the changing conditions of our work is not new to the Movement. The concept of using principles to guide our work was formally introduced to the Movement in 1875. Like other elements of our history, they have evolved over time into the seven Fundamental Principles we know now. Likewise, the Geneva Conventions have evolved, as have many elements of the Movement ? including each of our own National Societies. Each evolution has been motivated by a desire to better respond to the needs of the vulnerable. We, as members of the Movement, are responsible for our collective understanding of humanitarian challenges so we can drive this evolution together in the right direction. Our work in the humanitarian field, however, is frequently confronted by different obstacles to accessing people affected by armed conflicts, disasters and disease. Most of these challenges are in a constant state of flux, so we face different conditions all the time that we must respond to. We must set out to identify them, formulate a response strategy and overcome them. What this requires of us is compassion and effectiveness. When we are dealing with unfamiliar barriers affecting access in the field, our ability to complete our mission may be inhibited. In cases where humanitarian needs are most urgent, we do not always have the luxury of time, for instance, to lobby authorities for legal status, or to clarify our roles as auxiliaries of government. These external factors influence our opportunity to gain access. If we do not have sufficient access, the vital support we seek to provide might not reach those who need it most. In any case, we must not give up in the face of formidable challenges. These obstacles will not be overcome simply, yet if we address ourselves to some specific challenges together, we will certainly be able to find ways to better succeed in our humanitarian mission. Unfortunately, we must even acknowledge the reality that there may be circumstances where we are not doing as much as we could internally. We have endeavored to capitalize on all of the resources available to us, yet sometimes in vain. We have tools to help us justify our activity, like the body of International Humanitarian Law. But do we use these tools as effectively as we can so as to be understood, and therefore, granted access? Components of the Movement are already positioned to access victims and vulnerable people. But is the capacity of the Movement developed to the point where we support our local strengths for the sake of helping them? We are mandated to provide support to the most needy. But is our process of identifying beneficiaries capable of guaranteeing non-discriminatory selection? We need to better penetrate areas with restricted access to serve every deserving segment of the needy population. We have an obligation to do as much as we can to alleviate the suffering of the affected population. There are going to be new obstacles or challenges we have not yet named or anticipated. As long as we keep the Principles of humanity and impartiality at the core of our efforts, however, we hope we will be able to define a course for our Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Today, please keep your focus limited to those Principles in relation to the topic of access so we can make sure our time is used effectively together. The Rules of Procedure of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will apply to the work in the commissions. All participants are expected to respect the Fundamental Principles and all documents presented shall conform to these Principles. In order for the debates to win the confidence of all, the chairman and any elected officer responsible for the conduct of business shall ensure that none of the speakers at any time engage in controversies of a political, racial, religious or ideological nature. The commissions will start at 2:30PM, right after lunch. The next plenary session after today?s commissions will start at 6:00PM in this room for the awarding of the Henry Dunant Medal. Before we break from this plenary session to separate into three Commissions, please note the information on the slide currently on the screens. This information has also been distributed to you, including a list of all National Societies and where they are officially registered to speak. Note that there is only one of the three commissions that your National Society is officially registered to speak in. Each Commission will have a Chairman to guide the discussion, and a Vice-Chairman who will serve as the rapporteur to prepare a summary of your input with the Chair. The notes of the three rapporteurs will then be combined into a consolidated report which is going to be presented in tomorrow morning?s plenary session. I would like to introduce the three Chairs for today?s meetings: Mr. Richard Gordon from the Philippine National Red Cross; Ms. Mandisa Kalako-Williams from the South African Red Cross; Ms. Delia Chatoor from the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society; In the spirit of humanity that has brought us all together here, I know we will have a constructive afternoon filled with productive exchanges of wisdom and experiences so we reach closer to the wonderful humanitarian ideals of peace, life and health. Through this process, we, the members of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, will have an excellent opportunity to help define the issues to be raised with the States party to the Geneva Conventions at our next International Conference in 2007. Hence, the opportunity we have been given to shape that agenda is given to us here today; let us constantly bear in mind we should strive to keep humanity and impartiality at the core of our commission work today. November 17, 9:00AM Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I hope you had a pleasant evening and had a good night?s sleep. This morning, we will begin by recapping the commissions we participated in yesterday afternoon. The topic of yesterday?s session was ?Access to victims and vulnerable people? and focused on how we in the Movement can seek to address challenges we face and find an effective way of accessing people who need help to provide humanitarian services. Officers from all three commissions gathered last evening and worked quite late into the night to prepare a consolidated report for this morning. Now I would like to invite the designated rapporteur, Mr. Muftah Etwilb from the Libyan Red Crescent Society, to present the consolidated summary. Mr. Etwilb, the floor is now yours. [Following the report] Thank you, Mr. Etwilb. [Closing remark] It is good to have had a summary of the three different discussions. I am grateful we have all had such a fruitful exchange, as these discussions will shape our agenda for the next International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2007. I would also like to extend a special thanks to the officers of the three commissions. You worked late last night to put these summaries together for us and I am sure that we all appreciate your sacrifice. Now, I would like to hand the floor back to you, Mr. Chairman, to continue the plenary session.

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