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1 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies PLAN AND BUDGET. 2016-2020. Saving lives, changing minds. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest volunteer-based humanitarian network. Together with our 189 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide, we reach million people annually through long-term services and development programmes as well as 110 million people through disaster response and early recovery programmes. We act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. We do so with impartiality as to nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, class and political opinions. Guided by Strategy 2020 our collective plan of action to tackle the major humanitarian and development challenges of this decade we are committed to saving lives and changing minds'. Our strength lies in our volunteer network, our community- based expertise and our independence and neutrality.

2 We work to improve humanitarian standards, as partners in development and in response to disasters. We persuade decision-makers to act at all times in the interests of vulnerable people. The result: we enable healthy and safe communities, reduce vulnerabilities, strengthen resilience and foster a culture of peace around the world. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, 2015. Any part of this annual report may be cited, copied, translated into other languages or adapted to meet local needs without prior permission from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, provided that the source is clearly stated. Requests for commercial reproduction should be directed to the IFRC at 1299100 11/2015 E. PLAN AND BUDGET 2016-2020 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 1 Executive summary 4 Strategy for Implementation 3: Influence others as leading strategic partners in humanitarian action and community resilience 20.

3 2 Introduction 6 Research, advocacy and communication 20. Strategic and practical partnerships 21. 3 Background 7 Strategy for Implementation 4: Ensure a strong IFRC that is effective, credible and accountable 21. 4 Strategy 2020 and its mid-term review 10. A credible and effective IFRC 21. 5 IFRC priorities aligned with the Strategic Aims Efficient support provided to Governance 21. of Strategy 2020. 12 9 Areas of Focus results 22. 6 Strategies for Implementation: strengthening National Disaster risk reduction (direct targeted activities) 22. Societies and the Federation network 14 Shelter 22. Livelihoods 22. 7 Thematic Areas of Focus: priorities to build resilience 17 Health 23. Water, sanitation and hygiene 23. 8 Strategies for Implementation outcomes 19. Social inclusion 23. Strategy for Implementation 1: Strengthen National Society capacities Culture of non-violence and peace 23. and ensure sustained and relevant Red Cross and Red Crescent presence in communities 19 Migration 24.

4 Support National Societies to become more accountable 10 Measurement 24. and sustainable organizations: 19. Strengthen the identity, role and mandate of National Societies 19 Attachment 1: IFRC Budget 2016-2017 and Projection Programmatic support to National Societies 19 2018-2020 25. Knowledge brokering and innovation within the Federation 19. Attachment 2: IFRC Resourcing Plan for voluntary Strategy for Implementation 2: Ensure effective International disaster management 20 contributions 35. Coordination of International disaster response 20. Attachment 3: IFRC Results matrix 37. Movement cooperation and coordination 20. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 4 > EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PLAN AND BUDGET 2016-2020. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The Plan and Budget 2016-2020 comes amidst It represents the overarching strategic plan for the Four strategies for implementation cover increasing risks from climate change, protracted IFRC, which defines the organization's priorities, its critical IFRC functions to enable National armed conflicts and major communicable disease budget requirements and the necessary resourcing Societies to implement programmes outbreaks.

5 Community and global patterns of approach to reach the targets set, delivering results vulnerability are also changing in part from income Eight programmatic areas of focus represent and, where possible, lasting impact. the thematic areas where National Societies have inequality, displacement, and rapid urbanization. agreed to partner through the IFRC and where The Plan and Budget 2016-2020 is the result of These situations call for flexible and adaptable IFRC consolidated results will be measured extensive consultation with National Societies and programming and approaches. They also present opportunities to foster new partnerships by drawing IFRC staff. It builds upon the lessons learned to date A results-based framework allows us to better on the increasing strength of domestic and local from the implementation of Strategy 2020 and the quantify our results at the community-level and level disaster risk management capacities and of recommendations of its mid-term review.

6 The Plan our contribution to global goals regional organizations and non-humanitarian actors. and Budget: A results-based budget puts increased Partnering for More Resilient Communities: Increases the IFRC's ability to effectively allocate investments in strengthening National Societies The greatest strength of Red Cross and Red Crescent is and in thematic areas of focus necessary funding and respond quickly to in communities at the local level. With over 16 million changing humanitarian contexts The Plan and Budget seeks 500 million Swiss volunteers, National Societies are in 189 countries francs in 2016 and in 2017 and includes a three- with more than 165,000 local branches from the Reinforces the centrality of National Society year financial projection until 2020. largest urban centres to the most remote villages. development and provides greater investment in strengthening their role as essential local actors Improved financial management, planning, In 2013, the Red Cross and Red Crescent reached monitoring and reporting will increase 110 million people with disaster response and early Facilitates greater engagement with internal accountability and transparency recovery activities.

7 It also reached over 160 million and external partners with a focus on more people with long-term services and development predictable income to support planning and Strategies for Implementation: programmes. Based on Strategy 2020, the Strategies for response Implementation set out how the IFRC will support The Plan and Budget 2016-2020 focuses on how its members: At-a-glance: IFRC can support and partner with its National Society members and other actors to strengthen the The Plan and Budget 2016-2020 is designed to 1) Strengthened National Society capacities and sustained resilience of communities even further in the face of respond to complex and evolving humanitarian and relevant Red Cross and Red Crescent presence in more frequent and complex disasters and crises. needs over the next five years: communities International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies PLAN AND BUDGET 2016-2020 5. This requires a sustained structure, a critical 1) Disaster risk reduction mass of volunteers and staff, sufficient financial resources, relevant services, and access to 2) Shelter and acceptance from communities and public 3) Livelihoods authorities.

8 4) Health 2) Effective International disaster management Key functions include: Managing global surge 5) Water, sanitation and hygiene capacity, maintaining a global logistics service, 6) Social inclusion running emergency appeals, setting global humanitarian standards and leading inter-agency 7) Culture of non-violence and peace coordination. 8) Migration 3) A leading strategic partner in humanitarian action and community resilience Progress will be measured against clearly articulated As a global network, the IFRC, with its member targets, allowing us to quantify Red Cross and National Societies, engages people, influences Red Crescent support to community resilience decisions and affects policy shifts at all levels and our contribution to global humanitarian and of the humanitarian and resilience agenda in development efforts, including the Sustainable support of the most vulnerable. Further attention Development Goals (SDGs). will be given to maximizing partnerships and resources for results.

9 By working together and in partnership, we can make significant contributions towards 4) A strong IFRC that is effective, credible and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable accountable individuals and communities around the world. A unified and efficient IFRC that provides harmonized support to National Societies to build resilience at the community level, underwritten by sound and robust management services Programmatic Areas of Focus: The IFRC will coordinate and provide programmatic support to National Societies in eight thematic areas. These areas reflect the continuum of preparedness, response, recovery, and development in which National Societies operate. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 6 > INTRODUCTION PLAN AND BUDGET 2016-2020. 2 INTRODUCTION. The IFRC1's vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate National Societies are uniquely powerful resilience The Plan and Budget lays out the main outcomes and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian actors.

10 Through their volunteer networks, they for Strategies for Implementation (how the activities by National Societies, with a view to are permanently present in communities, able to IFRC works in support of its membership), as preventing and alleviating human suffering, and address needs over time. The strength of National well as the results sought in eight thematic thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion Societies lies in these community roots. It is also Areas of Focus, the programmatic areas where of human dignity and peace in the world 2. derived from their auxiliary status with their the IFRC will focus its support and where we governments, as well in the resources, expertise The IFRC works in support of National will be able to measure our collective impact. and solidarity found in the International Red Societies in their efforts to build resilient Priorities articulated in both the Strategies for Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement).