The General Assembly drew up Terms of References for the Statutotry Commission, and included the following paragraph:
“To ensure that in all policy and programming recommendations, capacity building, gender perspectives, and volunteer and youth promotion/participation have been taken into consideration and that due regard is given to Human Resources implications.”
The General Assembly adopted a Declaration on HIV/AIDS, which included the following paragraph:
“Prevention
We will educate our communities on HIV transmission, facilitate gender equity and other behavioral changes. We will convey culturally sensitive, straightforward messages and promote life skills (e.g. communication and negotiation skills, and management of options including abstinence, mutual fidelity, and the use of condoms). We will promote access to services which prevent mother to child transmission. We will promote voluntary and confidential counseling and testing”
The General Assembly adopted a Policy on “INTEGRATING RELIEF, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT”, which includes the following paragraph:
“Use relief as an opportunity to enhance local capacities. Identify and build upon coping mechanisms, use local material and resources and take measures that regenerate livelihoods and local economies. There is a need to adapt programming to the socio-economic, cultural and environmental context as well as to understand gender-related needs. Employ participatory methodologies in assessment and programming”
The General Assembly approved (?) a “REPORT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WORKING GROUPS ON GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON HIV/AIDS” which contained the following paragraph:
Acknowledged the existence of a solid basis for Red Cross and Red Crescent work against stigma and discrimination, deeply rooted in our Fundamental Principles and our policy framework. The Red Cross and Red Crescent must be open to all in every country regardless of race, religion, sex and their HIV/AIDS status”
One woman was elected Vice President:
- Mrs Janet Davison, Canadian RC
One woman was elected to the Finance Commission:
- Mrs. Y. Valle-Neff
One woman was appointed to chair one of several working groups on “Advocacy, Communications and Partnerships; Global Public Health Issues, with particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS; and Effective Volunteering”; as a part of “Defining the general policy for the Governing Board”
- Mrs. F. Teixeira, Mozambique RC
Two women were elected to te Disaster Relief and Response Commission:
- Mrs. Ida Victorine Ngampolo, Congolese RC
- Mrs.Oktamkhon T.Vakhidova, Uzbek RC
Two women were elected to the Youth Commission:
- Mrs. Temirova Gulzat, Kyrgyzstan RC
- Mrs. Mary H. DeKuyper, American RC
