Better serving people in need through cooperation with the World Economic Forum
Over the past few years, the ICRC has developed its engagement with the World Economic Forum (WEF): ICRC staff regularly attend WEF-organized events and take part in WEF initiatives. Since 2014, the president of the ICRC has been a member of the WEF Board of Trustees.
While the two organizations have different missions, priorities and ways of working, they both emphasize collaboration and dialogue across sectors and both operate out of Geneva, with a global perspective.
This engagement offers the ICRC valuable opportunities to connect not only with the WEF as an organization, but also with the communities it has established and the initiatives it sponsors.
Read the full article on the ICRC website
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