The ICRC suspended Belarus' membership in the organization due to the assistance of their leader in the deportation of Ukrainian children
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The International Red Cross has suspended the membership of Belarus due to the failure to dismiss its Secretary General, Dzmitry Shevtsov, over concerns about his actions. The suspension will remain in place until the Belarusian Red Cross complies with the ICRC's directive.
International The Red Cross has suspended the membership of Belarus. This was done because the secretary general of the Belarusian society, Shevtsov, was not dismissed. The corresponding statement appeared on the website of the society on December 1, UNN reports.
The suspension is the result of the Belarusian Red Cross' failure to comply with the demand to dismiss Mr. Dzmitry Shevtsov from the post of Secretary General of the National Society. This happened after the decision of the IFRC Board of October 3 October 3, 2023 to investigate allegations against the Secretary General of the Belarusian Red Cross. of the Belarusian Red Cross over his statements, in particular regarding nuclear weapons and the transfer of children to Belarus, as well as his visit to Luhansk and Donetsk.
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It should be noted that the international federation has demanded Shevtsov's dismissal before. In particular, after the publication of investigations alleging that Shevtsov had visited the occupied part of Donbas and took children from there to the territory of Belarus, allegedly "for rehabilitation". Shevtsov was then "outraged to the core" by the fact that Belarus was accused of kidnapping children.
У International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) noted that the membership of the Belarusian Red Cross could be restored after the National Society fulfills the decision of the Board in accordance with the recommendations of the Compliance and Mediation Committee.
The IFRC's commitment to the humanitarian needs in Belarus remains strong strong, the organization noted.