Istanbul and beyond: Perspectives and pledges of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on the occasion of the World Humanitarian Summit

On the eve of the 32nd International Conference, the Movement adopted a “Message to the World Humanitarian Summit,” which sets out four areas of particular concern for the debates in Istanbul and which will serve as the organizing principles of this report:

• Protect the dignity of every human being and improve humanitarian access to those in need;
• Affirm the complementarity of local, national and international action;
• Take the long view of people’s needs; and
• Recognize and enable different humanitarian systems.