World Chronicle 815: Astrid Heiberg, IFRC

Tony Jenkins interviews Astrid Heiberg, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, for World Chronicle program 815.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:05
• Production Date: 27 November 2000
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: ASTRID N HEIBERG; MICHAEL LITTLEJOHNS; TONY JENKINS; TUYET NGUYEN
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES - IFRC
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN RELIEF
• MAMS Id: 2155708
• Parent Id: 824843

Description

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND CURRENT CHALLENGES

Nowadays, people everywhere expect the United Nations, the Red Cross and other relief bodies to be ready and able to respond to a human crisis or disaster in any part of the world at a moment's notice. But how can we ensure that humanitarian relief is handled in a speedy and efficient way? In this edition of World Chronicle, Dr. Astrid Heiberg, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, discusses the challenges facing humanitarian organizations in the new century.

• Scripts: File; 815.pdf (34.9 KB)