The role of animals as a sustainable solution in humanitarian and development programmes
World Animal Protection and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will be jointly hosting a special disaster risk reduction event exploring the role animals play in food security, livelihoods, poverty alleviation and resilience building, within communities and across nations. The opening session will be led by Ms. Margareta Wahlström, UN Special Representative on Disaster Risk Reduction and will be hosted at IFRC headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.