Four members of the Belize Red Cross leave Belize today, Tuesday, November 8th for Seoul, South Korea.
The delegation is traveling in order to attend the General Assembly of the International Federation of
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) that will be held from the 10-18 November.

The General Assembly meets every two years in order to deliberate and make decisions affecting Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies spread all over the globe.
There are currently 182 member societies of the International Federation and it is anticipated that
more societies will be admitted at this year meeting.

Included on the agenda of this year’s General Assembly are the following:

(1) Decisions on the acceptance of an additional Federation symbol.
(2) Elections of a new Federation president and other members of the governing board.

The delegation to Korea comprises of Belize Red Cross President, Ms. Karen Diaz, Director General, Mrs. Lily Bowman and Ms. Farah Marshand, a youth member of the Orange Walk Branch.

Joining the Belize delegation will be Mr. Ian Courtenay, a member of the IFRC Youth Commission who
will also serve as an election observer during the voting process at the General Assembly.

Expenses for participation in this year’s General Assembly were met the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, The Spanish Red Cross and fund-raising by members of  the Belize Red
Cross.