Red Cross pledges efficiency, transparency
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August 3, 2012, Friday
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THE Red Cross Society of China has vowed to establish an efficient, transparent and standardized system of management, information and supervision in three to five years.
Zhao Baige, executive vice president of the RCSC, said at a press conference yesterday that the Red Cross Society is aligned with China's socialist market system as well as international humanitarian principles.
"We have finished the design and public tender for both the software and hardware of the RCSC's information system," Zhao said, adding that the system's basic functions, especially those related to monetary donations, will be put into operation at the end of December.
The Red Cross came under fire in 2011 after a woman calling herself "Guo Meimei" wrote microblog posts claiming that she worked for an organization under the RCSC. Her posts claimed a lavish lifestyle, leading some Internet users to believe she was embezzling funds.
Although it was later found that the organization Guo claimed to work for did not exist, the incident had a negative impact on the Red Cross and triggered calls for greater scrutiny over charitable organizations.
On Tuesday, the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a guideline to encourage the RCSC to boost its transparency.
New systems to be put into place "will help the RCSC improve its transparency through fundraising management, publicizing the use of funds, and risk warnings in material management," Zhao said.
The guideline also urged the RCSC to build a comprehensive system to integrate self-monitoring with governmental and civil watchdogs, and improve the work of its spokespersons to respond to public concerns promptly and thoroughly.
Zhao also vowed to safeguard the rights of donors and people's right to know, participate and supervise operations of the Red Cross.
Zhao Baige, executive vice president of the RCSC, said at a press conference yesterday that the Red Cross Society is aligned with China's socialist market system as well as international humanitarian principles.
"We have finished the design and public tender for both the software and hardware of the RCSC's information system," Zhao said, adding that the system's basic functions, especially those related to monetary donations, will be put into operation at the end of December.
The Red Cross came under fire in 2011 after a woman calling herself "Guo Meimei" wrote microblog posts claiming that she worked for an organization under the RCSC. Her posts claimed a lavish lifestyle, leading some Internet users to believe she was embezzling funds.
Although it was later found that the organization Guo claimed to work for did not exist, the incident had a negative impact on the Red Cross and triggered calls for greater scrutiny over charitable organizations.
On Tuesday, the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a guideline to encourage the RCSC to boost its transparency.
New systems to be put into place "will help the RCSC improve its transparency through fundraising management, publicizing the use of funds, and risk warnings in material management," Zhao said.
The guideline also urged the RCSC to build a comprehensive system to integrate self-monitoring with governmental and civil watchdogs, and improve the work of its spokespersons to respond to public concerns promptly and thoroughly.
Zhao also vowed to safeguard the rights of donors and people's right to know, participate and supervise operations of the Red Cross.
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