The Commission 

The 34th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent elected, on 30 October 2024, five National Society members to the Standing Commission for the next four years, until the close of the 35th Conference, namely Ms Mercedes Babé of the Spanish Red Cross, Mr Georges Kettaneh of the Lebanese Red Cross, Mr Wang Ping of the Red Cross Society of China, Dr Helen Durham AO of the Australian Red Cross and Mr Sven Mollekleiv, of the Norwegian Red Cross.

In addition to the elected members, the Standing Commission has four ex-officio members – Ms Mirjana Spoljaric, President of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); Ms Kate Forbes, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); Mr Jagan Chapagain , IFRC Secretary General: Management, Policy and Corporate Services; and Mr Olivier Ray, the ICRC’s Director for Mobilization, Movement and Partnerships within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

At its first meeting on 30 October 2024, the Standing Commission decided that Mercedes Babé would chair, and Wang Ping vice-chair its 19th Session.