Anthony Nwakaegho/NaijaAgroNet
The International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the African
Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in
Tunis aimed at providing assistance to improve the lives of the most vulnerable
in Africa.
The MoU between the two organizations, NaijaAgroNet was informed, specifically
outlines several areas of potential collaboration, including climate change,
health care, food security, disaster risk reduction, youth development, and
water and sanitation.
The IFRC Secretary General, Bekele Geleta, said that with drought
currently affecting parts of southern Africa and many people in the Sahel
region coping with flooding, it is imperative that they form strategic
partnerships with local actors to help address recurring challenges.
Referring to the successful outcomes of the recent African
Development Fund (ADF) negotiations in Paris, African Development Bank Group
President Donald Kaberuka highlighted the Bank’s commitment to fragile states and
stressed the need for greater urgency to address food insecurity and flooding
that affects millions of people across the continent.
NaijaAgroNet recalls
that the IFRC is the world’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network,
reaching 150 million people each year through its 187 member national societies,
while the AfDB is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress
in its 54 regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty
reduction.
*With additional report from African
Press Organization
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