October, 12, 2013 On the 12th of October 2013, Dr. M.Villarroel met with representatives from National Societies from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Slovenia during the Second Meeting of former Yugoslavia Countries held in Slovenia. This was the opportunity for Dr. Villarroel to outline some of his ideas about the future of the […]

Between October 4th and 5th, 2013, the meeting of the American countries was held in the city of Miami, Florida, United States of America. The meeting was attended by 33 National Societies of the continent, which worked mainly with the Red Cross Chapter of South Florida, State of Florida, in the search for joint solutions […]

September, 13, 2013 The President of the Venezuelan Red Cross, Dr. M. Villarroel, visited the city of Istanbul, where he held conversations with several leading figures of the Turkish Red Crescent. The delegation of this National Society was integrated by prominent figures of the Board. The main topics addressed by the meeting were the forthcoming […]

Dr. Villarroel visited the city of Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan, on the 11th and the 12th of September 2013, where he attended a meeting with leaders from National Societies of Central Asia. Representatives of Societies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan attended the meeting where they analyzed various substantive matters related to the future of our Federation.

(July 9 and 10, 2013) Between July 9 and 10, 2013, the Venezuelan Red Cross received the visit of a delegation of the Red Crescent national society of Iran,  in which they exchanged a number of ideas that contributed to continue with the excellent relationship established between these two sister national societies, which signed a […]

Between June 22 and 25, Dr. Villarroel Lander, visited  Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the 7th NEPARC (New Partnership for African Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies) Regional Conference. The conference was attended by the top authorities of the Federation and the presidents and representatives of 35 national societies from Africa and other continents, who […]

April the 21st and the 24th, 2013 The 8th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Conference was held from the 21st to the 24th of April, 2013, in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of Iran. Countries of the region attended the meeting, with the participation of 20 National Societies from the Arab world and other National Societies from all five […]

April the 8th, 201  Dr. Villarroel visited the Portuguese Red Cross located in Lisbon, where he held talks of great interest with the President of this National Society, Luis Eduardo da Silva Barbosa, the Vice-President, Ambassador Leonardo Mathias and the Director-General, Luis Nevoa. They exchanged ideas about the future of the International Federation of the […]

April the 5th and the 6th, 2013 The Rome Conference was held on the 5th and the 6th of April 2013, with the participation of 12 African National Societies, 6 Latin American and Caribbean National Societies, and several European National Societies invited as observers. This conference was a successful event which dwelt on the future cooperation among National […]

January the 28th and the 29th, 2013 The President of the Venezuelan Red Cross held very important discussions about the future of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies with the President of the German Red Cross, Dr. Rudolf Seiters, the Vice-President Volkmar Schön, the Secretary General, Dr. Clemens Graf Von Waldburg-Zeil and […]