on behalf of the organising Committee and the red cross youth, it is great pleasure to welcome you to our P2P red cross youth symposium, the global cause, our local relevance. Currently in its second instalment, this symposium is a direct call to action to support the commitments made by national societies at the Red cross asia pacific youth summit in beijing that is in line with our international federation of the red cross and red crescent (IFRC) global youth engagement strategy - Y.E.S and the outcomes of the recently concluded IFRC general assembly from 4-6 december