On February 20, Guo Yang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Red Cross Society of China, held a meeting with Christian Schaake, Head of Private Sector Partnerships, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to review, review and look forward to the cooperation between the two sides.
Christian Schaake (fifth from left) and his delegation visited the Red Cross Society of China.
Guo Yang extended a warm welcome to Christian Schaake and his delegation, and introduced the main work, overseas projects and experience of the Red Cross Society of China. He expressed his heartfelt thanks to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its strong support to the Red Cross Society of China. He expressed the hope that the two sides will continue to leverage their respective professional advantages this year, fully integrate humanitarian resources, and work together to address global humanitarian crises and challenges.
Christian Schaake highly appreciated the important role played by the Red Cross Society of China in the humanitarian field for a long time, and introduced the recent work of UNHCR in the world, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. He said that UNHCR attaches great importance to the expansion of international humanitarian action and humanitarian resource mobilization, and looks forward to strengthening cooperation with the Red Cross Society of China on a global scale, sharing experience and achievements, and making positive contributions to the global humanitarian cause.
Wu Dan, Deputy Director of the Overseas Project Department of the Red Cross Society of China, Prathanna Holburn, Senior Private Sector Strategy and Planning, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNHCR, Meng Jun, Private Sector Partnership, Li Ang, Associate Private Sector Partnership, China Representative, Zhang Zhilan, Senior Associate of Private Sector Partnerships, and Xu Tingting, Senior Associate of Private Sector Partnerships, China Representative Office, attended the discussion.