Tiffany Circle International Council Forum - Oct. 2-5, 2024

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The Tiffany Circle International Council under the leadership of Event Co-chairs, Anna Hunt Binkley, Row McGilvray, and Dania Samawi, invite you to join us at the International Forum to learn and be inspired about the outstanding humanitarian work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Hear from senior leaders of both the IFRC and the ICRC. Learn about the accomplishments and the challenges they are facing including their work with respect to international law and the Geneva conventions, the conflicts they are responding to along with the monumental response required for the more frequent and more severe weather-related disasters the world is facing.

We are delighted that you will be joining us in this fantastic city to experience the warmth and camaraderie of the Tiffany Circle.

Co-Chairs Of The Tiffany Circle Geneva Forum 2024

Anna Hunt Binkley Row McGilvray Dania Samawi

7 Fundamental Principles

The seven Fundamental Principles sum the ethics of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement).

These principles unite the components of the Movement – the ICRC, the National Societies and the IFRC – and enable them to provide effective, unbiased assistance to people in need.

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Red Crescent members distribute a box of supplies to a cloaked woman.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The IFRC acts before, during, and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. The IFRC is the world’s largest humanitarian network, bringing together more than 16 million volunteers in 191 countries for the good of humanity.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The ICRC is an impartial, neutral, and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence, and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

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An infographic outlining the history and important factual information about the Geneva Conventions on the eve of their 75th anniversary.

75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and contemporary international humanitarian law were born when Henry Dunant witnessed the devastating consequences of war at a battlefield in Solferino Italy. The Geneva Conventions – one of humanity's most important accomplishments of the last century – are turning 75 on August 12, 2024. It's a moment to celebrate all the lives the conventions have helped save, note the further work that needs to be done, and to remind the world of the importance of protecting people from the worst of warfare.

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Tiffany Circle International Council

The vision of the Tiffany Circle International Council (TCIC) is to broaden the recognition of and strengthen the support for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, its mission and its fundamental principles as the leading humanitarian organization in the world. The TCIC comprises both member and staff representation from every Tiffany Circle, representation from the ICRC and IFRC, and staff members from National Societies interested in forming a Tiffany Circle. It shares best practice among its members, promotes the Tiffany Circle as a fundraising model within the Movement, encourages and supports National Societies to expand their donor base by forming their own Tiffany Circle, and organizes international events so that Tiffany Circle members across the globe can come together to socialize and learn more about the Movement that they all support. The TCIC is a recognized Community of Practice within the Movement’s Virtual Fundraising Hub.

Program At a glance

Hear from senior leaders of both the IFRC and the ICRC. Learn about the accomplishments and the challenges they are facing, including their work with respect to international humanitarian law and the Geneva conventions, as well as the conflicts they are responding to along with the monumental response required for the more frequent and more severe weather- related disasters the world is facing.

Welcome Reception

Be inspired, and network with Tiffany Circle sisters across the world – including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, and West Africa – who are making a difference. Be delighted with and entertained by traditional Swiss musical instruments at the Welcome reception.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Visit the highly acclaimed and moving International Red Cross Red Crescent Museum and enjoy a reception with other Tiffany Circle members and guests.

Gala

Join fellow Tiffany Circle members and guests on the final night of the forum for an unforgettable Gala. A time to come together and to celebrate our deeper understanding and commitment to the Movement, our new friendships and new connections made over the course of the time spent together.

Meet our Speakers

IFRC and ICRC representatives in the areas of Climate, Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy & Digitisation, Global Disaster Response National Society representatives from Switzerland, Canada, United States, Australia, the UK and beyond. Please check back later for our full list of speakers.

Kate Forbes,
President of the IFRC

Kate Forbes is the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Inspired by her mother’s work helping migrant farm workers, Kate grew up understanding how hard people for a better life. Starting as a Red Cross volunteer at her local branch in Phoenix, Arizona, she now leads the world’s largest humanitarian network.

Kate Halff,
Head Of Division, Cooperation and Coordination within the Red Cross and Red Crescent

Kate Halff has been Head of ICRC’s Division for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Cooperation since June 2020. She joined ICRC as Deputy Head of the Division in charge of Statutory meetings, policy and legal issues in January 2019. Until December 2018 she was the Executive Secretary of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) an alliance of seven of the biggest humanitarian NGO networks, ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Thomas Zeltner,
President of the Swiss Red Cross

Thomas Zeltner was born in Bern (Switzerland). He graduated with an MD and a Master's degree in Law from the University of Bern. Since 1992 he has been Professor of Public Health at the University of Bern. He is also the founder and first chairman of the WHO Foundation and now President of the Swiss Red Cross. Between 1991 and 2009 Thomas Zeltner has been Director General of the Swiss Federal Office of Public. Finally he serves as Deputy Chair of the University Council of the Medical University of Vienna (Austria).

Optional Unforgettable Excursions

Tiffany Circle Discovering Solferino:

From October 6-9, 2024: an optional post-conference add-on trip to Solferino, Italy, the birthplace of the Movement. The tour is being organized by Ciao Tours (based in Calgary, Canada), which specializes in custom tours of Italy. The itinerary includes – but is not limited to – private roundtrip transfer from Geneva, a walking tour of Verona, and retracing the steps of Henry Dunant and the birth of the Movement, complete with guided tours of significant historical sites in Castiglione Delle Stivere and Solferino.

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Henry Dunant Walking Tour:

Immerse yourself in a self-guided or guided walking tour through historic Geneva, while visiting the significant buildings and monuments connected to the life and work of Henry Dunant, the visionary and founder of the Movement.

Tiffany Circle International Council Roster

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