Int'l Red Cross delegates visit Brunei Red Crescent Society

Rahwani Zahari
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

 

THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) newly appointed delegation yesterday paid a visit to the Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society (BDRCS).

Led by the Regional Cooperation Delegate Sandra Moretti, the delegation included Programme Officer of ICRC Lili Chin, ICRC Cooperation Officer Noel Dass and Assistant Diplomatic Adviser of ICRC Kimberly Nina Rajaretnam, the meeting was held at Indoor National Stadium.

Welcoming the delegates was Secretary General of the BDRCS Hj Julaini Hj Abdul Latip who was accompanied by Hj Halim Hj Osman, the Deputy President of the BDRCS.

 

 BDRCS Secretary General Hj Julaini (2nd L) and Deputy President Hj Halim (L) with the new ICRC delegates. 

Picture: BT/ Rahwani Zahari

 

Hj Julaini shared that "since the ICRC is a humanitarian organisation, the visit aims to inform the newly elected delegates from Kuala Lumpur of the humanitarian activities that has been conducted by the BDRCS."

According to Lili Chin, the Programme Officer of ICRC, the visit was organised in conjunction with ICRC's 150th anniversary.

The trip was also an advanced introduction before the official visit of ICRC's Head of Regional Delegation Jeremy England scheduled for end of this month.

A courtesy call was also made to the Acting Director of the Co-curriculum Department of the Ministry of Education Pg Suhaimi Pg Hj Bakar as well as the Brunei Sports School yesterday.

 

- The Brunei Times