A) Objectives of the pledge:
The Slovak Republic and the Slovak Red Cross, building upon positive long-term partnership and ongoing commitment to strengthen the role of the Slovak Red Cross as an auxiliary to the public authorities in the humanitarian field, hereby pledge to maintain a dialogue to consolidate a joint understanding of the specific and distinctive partnership established by the auxiliary role in the Slovak context at all levels, recognising that it entails mutual responsabilites and benefits through which the State and the National Society agree on the areas in which the latter supplements for public humanitarian services.
B) Action plan:
- Building a regular dialogue between the State and the Slovak Red Cross on areas of collaboration where the benefits od the auxiliary role contribute to the prevention and alleviation of suffering.
- Ensuring that the State and the Slovak Red Cross understand and support the nature and importance of the auxiliary role.
- Clarifying the meaning of the auxiliary role by key strategic documents and practice of the National Society.
C) Indicators for measuring progress:
- Regular meetings, consultancies and discussions between the Slovak Red Cross and public authorities are held.
- Auxiliary role is well recognized and understood by different stakeholders, including parlamentarians.
- Key strategic documents of the Slovak Red Cross (Law on the Red Cross, Statutes, Policies) are discussed, amended if necessary, and implemented.
D) Resource implications:
The Slovak Republic and the Slovak Red Cross will determine the human, financial and technical resources that may be required to support the implementation of this pledge based on actions to be taken.