Read the opening address by Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the IFRC, at the Histories of the Red Cross Since 1919 Conference, Geneva 2019.

This two-day conference brought together historians and practitioners working on the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement to debate the legacy, events, and ideas flowing from 1919 and to engage with contemporary issues and concerns of the broader Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

Download the Secretary General’s address