‘Regardless of culture, country, creed, language or religion’

People in the Red Vest

‘Regardless of culture, country, creed, language or religion’ — The first woman president of the Turkish Red Crescent Society talks about the big humanitarian challenges ahead and how to ensure all people have a seat at the table

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As the first female president of the Turkish Red Crescent, Dr. Fatma Meriç Yilmaz talks about her National Society’s role in supporting one of the world’s largest refugee populations and in running the world’s most ambitious humanitarian cash assistance programmes. She also discusses the continuing impacts from the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria in Feb 2023. As a champion of women in humanitarian leadership in Türkiye and globally, she talks about the significant gains made in recent years and what still needs to be done to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.

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