Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 4: Restoring Family Links while respecting privacy, including as it relates to personal data protection (33IC/19/R4) – Swiss Red Cross

¿ Ha incorporado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en los planes estratégicos u operativos pertinentes?

Los compromisos han sido incorporados en
estrategia
política
plan operativo
legislación o normativa (p. ej. ley, reglamentación, estatutos, reglamento, etc.)

A nacional nivel

Explicación:

The resolution together with the RFL Strategy were taken into consideration for our internal strategy, policy and operational plan. As it provides also some basics for the access to data and funding of RFL activities, it will hopefully also contribute for the negotiation for a new Red Cross Law in Switzerland (process has just started).

Ha trabajado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución con otros asociados para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

En asociación con:
gobierno y/o autoridades públicas
otras Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja

Ejemplos de cooperación:

With the government: Negotiation for better access to data, funding and support to our activities of humanitarian advocacy also in the part of family reunification.
With other National Societies: Regular exchange about the use and impact of the resolution in the sense of inspiration through best practices. Different processes for better application of Geneva Convention for the missing persons and their families has been launched. Also, a process for clarification of a general funding contribution through a Red Cross law was started in 2024 after a parliamentary decision has been taken to cancel basic funding in 2022.

¿Ha habido dificultades para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

Dificultades en relación con:
recursos humanos
limitaciones de financiación
falta de capacidad y/o de apoyo (técnico, financiero o de otra índole)

Describa detalladamente estas dificultades:

If you want to use the resolution you also need human resources to start and follow-up on the negotiations. We got support from our Office for Foreign Affairs as they also supported the resolution, but this does not mean that the home departments and the political stakeholders do agree with it. This needs time to implement and especially when it comes to funding questions, it is very complicated.

¿Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en el trabajo y la dirección del Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución?

Tipo de repercusión:
fortalecimiento de la cooperación entre el gobierno o las autoridades públicas y la Sociedad Nacional
aumento de la eficacia y la eficiencia de los programas y operaciones

Describa detalladamente las repercusiones:

Yes, as we got a central entry point to an important database of our government, we were able to save a lot of time for the search process. We got also a base to argument for other negotiations to different government institutions in the future.

5. Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en las comunidades a las que el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución presta servicios?

Describa las repercusiones:

Increased answers for beneficiaries who are looking for their missing family members as we got one important direct access to a government database.