Australian Red Cross Delegates Program
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Indicator 2: At least one Federation Head of Delegation / CountryRepresentative in the Asia Pacific is supported by <strong>Australian</strong><strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>.Four Head of Delegation or Country Representative positions in the InternationalFederation of <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> were held by <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> aid workers in the2011-2012 financial year.These positions included the Head of Delegation position in Indonesia (PhilCharlesworth), the Country Representative position in Timor Leste (ValerieHunnam), as well as the Head of Delegation position in Mongolia (Javier Barrera)and the Country Representative position in Nepal (Victoria Bannon).Having a number of <strong>Australian</strong> delegates in senior positions in the Federation hasincreased Australia’s representation and influence across the region, and presentedstrategic benefits for <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>’ bilateral programs.Through her attendance at UN security meetings, Valerie Hunnam, CountryRepresentative in Timor Leste, has been able to strengthen <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> knowledgeof the local security situation, improving programming at the grassroots level.Country Representative for the Federation in Nepal, Victoria Bannon, like ValerieHunnam in Timor Leste, is an active participant at UN forums and cluster meetings,most notably the Nepal Risk <strong>Red</strong>uction Consortium which brings togetherhumanitarian, development and funding agencies with the Government of Nepal inorder to reduce Nepal's vulnerability to natural disasters. Her participation andinformation sharing have helped strengthen the role of the <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> <strong>Red</strong> CrescentMovement and provided Australia <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> with insights into the disaster riskreduction sector in the region.As the Federation Country Representative, Victoria has a close and trustedrelationship with the Nepal <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Society especially with senior and middlemanagement and has provided advice to <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> on many occasionsto help inform decisions on programming. Victoria has also been involved in theinitial meeting between AusAID post and <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>, as well as twosubsequent joint <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>-Nepal <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Society proposals forAusAID funding.Photo: <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> delegate and IFRC country Director Valerie Hunnam discusses plans with LucasGodsnho, disaster response manager at Timor Leste <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>. Photo: <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong>/Conor Ashleigh.