Election of the Standing Commission

The elections to the Standing Commission took place during a plenary session of the 34th International Conference on 30 October 2024. Three members were elected in the first round of voting, and the second round elected the final two members. The five members, elected for a four-year term until the next International Conference in 2028, are:

• Ms Mercedes Babé, Spanish Red Cross
• Mr Georges Kettaneh, Lebanese Red Cross
• Mr Wang Ping, Red Cross Society of China
• Dr Helen Durham AO, Australian Red Cross
• Mr Sven Mollekleiv, Norwegian Red Cross

The first Standing Commission meeting was held immediately after the election, which was chaired by H.E. Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz, Chair of the 34th International Conference. The nine Standing Commission members – 5 elected members, 2 ex-officio members from the ICRC and 2 ex-officio from the IFRC – decided that Mercedes Babé would chair, and Wang Ping vice-chair the 19th Session of the Standing Commission.

2024
Council of Delegates