President Sahle-Work Zewde held talks with IFRC head

Addis Ababa, April 1, 2024 (FBC) – The FDRE President Shale-Work Zewde met and held talks with the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Kate Forbes, who paid a courtesy visit to the Ethiopian president in Addis Ababa.

Note that President Sahle-Work is also Patron of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS).

During their meeting, President Sahle-Work and Kate Forbes discussed the pressing humanitarian needs and the diplomatic roundtable convened by the IFRC chief last week in Addis Ababa.

The IFRC chief also thanked President Sahle-Work for the robust discussion about the humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and the critically important role ERCS and IFRC play in helping those who need it most.

According the Office of the President, the President and the Secretary General of the ERCS were also present.