The first commission on inquiry into the future role of Swedish development assistance

Caption: Olaf Palme joined Henrik Beer on the inquiry group.



In 1958 the first commission on inquiry into the future role of Swedish development assistance started its work. The inquiry group had representatives, all men, from Sweish industrial orgamisations and popuar NGOs.

Henrik Beer, Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross and Olaf Palme, Parliament member,were among the many prominent committee members.

An extract from May-Britt Ohman “(Hydro) Power for poor peoples-feminist perspectives on technology in development assistance’ paper presented at the conference “Information Technology, Transnational Democracy and Gender-RELOADED”, Lulea, Sweden, November 14-16, 2003

HONOUR FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA NATIONAL RED CROSS

On 27 October 1980 Henrik Beer became the 13th person in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to receive the highest award of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross Society.

His name is listed along with other distinquished recepients.



13 1980. 10. 27 Henrik Beer (Federation of Red Cross Secretary General)

12 1976. 10. 27 故sonchanghwan (Former president)

11 1976. 10. 27 故yangjusam (Former president)

10 1976. 10. 27 故gimgyusik (Former president)

9 1976. 10. 27 故yihuigyeong (Former president)

8 1975. 10. 17 DGWhyte (New Zealand Red Cross president)

7 1975. 10. 17 Matts Bergom Larsson (Sweden, president of the Red Cross)

6 1975. 10. 17 Major General AEwrinch (Canadian Red Cross president)

5 1975. 10. 17 龍东太郞(Japan Red Cross president)

4 1975. 10. 17 Geoffrey Newman Morris (Australia Red Cross president)

3 1975. 10. 17 George M. Eisey (American Red Cross president)

2 1975. 10. 17 故choeduseon

1 1975. 10. 17 Kim Jong-pil