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Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 2: Addressing mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies (33IC/19/R2) – Belarus Red Cross

  1. Votre État/Société nationale/institution a-t-il/elle incorporé les engagements contenus dans cette résolution dans les plans stratégiques ou opérationnels pertinents ?

    Oui

    Les engagements sont incorporés dans les documents suivants:
    Politique

    Au Régional, National, Local niveau

    Précisions :

    In order to implement the Resolution Belarus Red Cross has done the following:

    1.The Belarus Red Cross has developed and approved by the Presidium the Regulation “On the organization of psychosocial support activity”. The Regulation defines the procedure for the organization of psychosocial support in Belarus Red Cross, including defunding the purpose and main tasks, the way of providing assistance, organization of events, training of staff and volunteers of Belarus Red Cross in psychosocial support skills.

    2.The descriptions of job for staff who are responsible for providing PSS were updated in order to bring them in compliance with the requirements of the Regulation.

    3.In November 2023, the manual “Psychosocial Support in Crisis and Emergency Situations. The experience of the Belarus Red Cross” was published. It reflects the experience of the NS in psychosocial support to different categories of beneficiaries, forms of psychosocial support, and particularities of psychological first aid.

    4.A number of webinars were organized for PSS specialists to apply the norms of the Regulation in practice and to provide PSS to target groups.

    5.In order to implement the norms of the Regulation in practice, a number of trainings on PSS were conducted for staff, volunteers, for chairmen of the district BRC Branches on supportive communication by phone, on skills of effective interaction with the Red Cross beneficiaries.

    6.As part of the response to migration crises, PSS support to migrants and refugees arriving on the territory of the Republic of Belarus were provided on regular basis.

  2. Votre État/Société nationale/institution a-t-il/elle coopéré avec d’autres partenaires aux fins de la mise en œuvre des engagements contenus dans cette résolution ?

    Oui

    Partenariats avec :
    CICR/Fédération internationale
    Autres Sociétés nationales de la Croix-Rouge ou du Croissant-Rouge
    Partenaires de l’humanitaire et du développement (par ex. Nations Unies, organisations non gouvernementales, etc.)

    Exemples de coopération :

    With the cooperation of partner organizations, the Belarus Red Cross conducted number of online  trainings for staff and volunteers on the provision of PSS services and experience exhange.

  3. Vous êtes-vous heurté·e à des difficultés dans la mise en œuvre des engagements contenus dans cette résolution?

    Non
  4. Les engagements contenus dans cette résolution ont-ils eu une ou des incidences sur l’action et les orientations de votre État/Société nationale/institution ?

    Oui

    Type d’incidence :
    La coopération entre le gouvernement/les autorités publiques et la Société nationale a été renforcée.
    Les programmes et les opérations sont devenus plus efficaces et plus efficients.
    Des outils/méthodes innovateurs ont été élaborés et sont utilisés.
    Des partenariats avec d’autres acteurs humanitaires ont été noués ou renforcés
    La formation et les capacités du personnel et des volontaires ont été renforcées (pour les Sociétés nationales).

    Précisions au sujet des incidences :

    The National Society’s PSS activities have become more effective and efficient. Training and potential of staff and volunteers have improved.

    The implementation of new training methods has allowed the Belarus Red Cross to improve the quality of PSS trainings, to increase the number of people trained in PSS and, therefore, involved in the support during crisis situations.

  5. Les engagements contenus dans cette résolution ont-ils eu des incidences sur les communautés auxquelles votre État/Société nationale/institution vient en aide ?

    Oui

    Description des incidences :

    Implementation of the Resolution norms in practice will contribute to the strengthening of local communities, whose members are volunteers of the Belarus Red Cross, as the level of their training will increase and the possibility to provide PSS to beneficiaries will expand without attracting additional resources of NGOs.

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