ICRC- Regional Delegation, Delhi official visit to Bhutan
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After a successful five days visit to Bhutan by the ICRC- Regional Delegation based in Delhi led by the Head of Regional Delegation (HoRD) Mr Kedir Awol Omar, the delegation left the country. The Bhutan Red Cross Society hosted the visit with the continued supports from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, and the Royal Bhutan Embassy in Delhi.
With His Excellency The Prime Minister out of the country, the delegation called-on the Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs & External Trade, & the Minister, Ministry of Health and the officials of the respective ministries.
As its the first visit of the HoRD to Bhutan, the delegation also met with the hon’ble Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, and the officials of the Department of Law & Order.
The Bhutan Red Cross hosted extensive meetings with the delegation that also included a field visit to the WangduePhodrang Branch to show the activities during the Pandemic through the supports from ICRC. The visit ended by a meeting hosted by the representative of His Majesty’s Secretariat to Bhutan Red Cross placing on record thanking the ICRC for the continued supports to Bhutan.
Exchange of mementoCall-on Her Excellency The Minister, Ministry of Health. The Minister placed on record to thank the ICRC of its extended support to the Bhutan Red Cross largely during the Pandemic. The two institutions committed to further enhance cooperation in building emergency prepardness in the country.Meeting with the Hon’ble Attorney General, Attorney General’s OfficeThe hon’ble Secretary General, & HQ ICRC Partnership Team of Bhutan Red Cross accompanied the visiting delegationThe Representative of His Majesty’s Secretariat to Bhutan Red Cross, Hon’ble Dy. Chamberlain Nim Tshering, Former ChairPerson of Bhutan Red Cross met with the visiting delegates and placed on record to thank ICRC of the continued supportsExchange of memento between the Head of Regional Delegation-ICRC, & Representative of His Majesty’s Secretariat to Bhutan Red CrossExchange of memento between the ICRC-HoRD, & representative of the Department of Law & OrderThe visiting delegation of ICRC met with the officials of the Department of Law & Order and exchanged ideas of areas of future cooperationsThe Head of Regional Delegation & team met with the hon’ble Secretary General of Bhutan Red Cross to further enhance the three year Partnership Agreement signed recently.The meeting between the ICRC’s visiting delegation, & the Bhutan Red Cross, HQ-Management Team concluded successfully to further develop the capacity of the National Society based on the BRCS Strategy 2030The ICRC Cooperation Coordination Unit officials extended their visit and traveled to the WangduePhodrang district to call on the representative of the Wangdue Phodrang District.The ICRC Program delegation along with the Branch Focal Officer-HQ also met with the branch coordinators of the WangduePhodrang Branch and also visited the Cremation Ground and other areas where the branch was actively engaged during the Pandemic under the project support of ICRC mainly during the last lockdown in Wangduephodrang
