7th European Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies will be held in Istanbul from 20-24 May 2007.
It will be a forum to discuss major challenges faced in the region in the fields of Health and Care and Migration.
The gathering of over 300 delegates from more than 50 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Europe will be hosted by the Turkish Red Crescent and will take place at the Grand Cevahir Hotel in Istanbul..
In a series of commitments adopted at the closing of their 7th Regional Conference, 50 European Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies promised to protect, assist and support vulnerable migrants and re-asserted their right to access all people in need, irrespective of their legal status. Read More..
Through “Obakent Project”, implemented by Turkish Red Crescent and composed of steel disaster houses, Turkish Red Crescent has started a new era. Turkish Red Crescent improved the steel disaster houses system that had been, for the first time, used following the earthquake of Pakistan in 2005 and now it introduces this project to the international public opinion. Read More..
At the start of seventh Regional Conference of European Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Istanbul a consensus has quickly emerged that migration and health and care issues are top of political and humanitarian agendas all over the world. Solutions had to be devised with other partners. Read More..
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing profession, said “A person who wants to help patients should not be an emotional escapist, but a loyal person enjoying hard tasks”. Read More..
Migration and inadequate access to health care are two of the biggest challenges facing European nations, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Read More..
In a series of commitments adopted at the closing of their 7th Regional Conference, 50 European Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies promised to protect, assist and support vulnerable migrants and re-asserted their right to access all people in need, irrespective of their legal status. 
Through “Obakent Project”, implemented by Turkish Red Crescent and composed of steel disaster houses, Turkish Red Crescent has started a new era. Turkish Red Crescent improved the steel disaster houses system that had been, for the first time, used following the earthquake of Pakistan in 2005 and now it introduces this project to the international public opinion. 
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing profession, said “A person who wants to help patients should not be an emotional escapist, but a loyal person enjoying hard tasks”. 
Migration and inadequate access to health care are two of the biggest challenges facing European nations, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 
