President of the Bahamas Red Cross Craig Tony Gomez is participating in the 2013 Statutory Meetings of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Sydney, Australia.
Gomez, who heads the Bahamian delegation, is accompanied by Red Cross Director-General Caroline Turnquest and organization executive committee member on youth matters John Ronald Darville.
While in Sydney, the team is expected to provide insight on the current agenda of the general assembly of the movement, which is to include in-depth discussions on the newly ratified youth engagement strategy of the movement. It is expected to revolutionize the engagement policies for youth and volunteers.
High on the agenda are discussions on the Syrian crisis, new and current global humanitarian challenges and resource mobilization matters, all of which will be addressed by humanitarian experts. The agenda was also amended at its adoption to include discussions regarding the recent Typhoon Haiyan in the Central Philippines.
Darville is expected to make an intervention on behalf of Caribbean youth during the discussions on the youth engagement strategy and is a forerunner in elections for the post of chairperson of the youth network for Caribbean and Latin American countries.
Additionally, during these meetings, The Bahamas' delegation is being invited to sign the Gender Violence Prevention and Skills and Values Based Education Pledges of the federation.

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