International Committee Of The Red Cross

THE ICRC IS AN IMPARTIAL, NEUTRAL, AND INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE EXCLUSIVELY HUMANITARIAN MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND DIGNITY OF VICTIMS OF (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

THE ICRC INTENDS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VARIOUS TARGET POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY CONFLICTS AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE. IN 2022, THE ICRC RAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN 100 COUNTRIES. THE BULK OF THE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IN AFRICA, NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST, AND EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA. AS TO ECONOMIC SECURITY, 6,012,472 PEOPLE RECEIVED FOOD AID AND 45% OF THEM WERE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS). 8,093,176 PEOPLE RECEIVED SUPPORT FOR FOOD PRODUCTION, 1,778,584 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM INCOME SUPPORT, 5,358,531 PEOPLE WERE GIVEN BASIC HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND HYGIENE KITS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, AND 71,023 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVES. 53,352,238 PEOPLE GAINED ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER FOR DRINKING, IRRIGATION OR HOUSEHOLD USE, REDUCED THEIR EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS OR SAW IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS. ALSO, A TOTAL OF 55,327 BEDS HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED TO HOSPITALS. WITH THE HELP OF NATIONAL SOCIETIES, ICRC IS ABLE TO SUPPORT 786 PRIMARY-HEALTH-CARE CENTERS COVERING A TOTAL POPULATION OF 31,308,523 PEOPLE ON AVERAGE. THE ICRC CONDUCTED FIRST-AID TRAINING SESSIONS FOR 58,853 PEOPLE, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVED GOOD-QUALITY REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH 322 PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE ICRC. THE ICRC CARRIED OUT ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN AREAS CONTAMINATED BY MINES AND EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS OF WAR IN SOME COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. THE ICRC ALSO WORKED WITH UNITED NATIONS(UN) AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL MINE-ACTION STANDARDS AND COORDINATION.

THE ICRC INTENDS TO PROTECT THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF VARIOUS TARGET POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY CONFLICTS AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE, EITHER BY VISITING DETAINEES OR BY RESTORING FAMILY LINKS. THE ICRC FACILITATED 2,044,749 PHONE AND VIDEO CALLS FACILITATED BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS SEPARATED AS A RESULT OF ARMED CONFLICT OR OTHER SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE, MIGRATION, DETENTION/INTERNMENT OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. THE FATE OR WHEREABOUTS OF 9'410 PEOPLE FOR TRACING, AS REQUESTED BY THEIR FAMILIES, HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE ICRC. A TOTAL OF 417,317 PEOPLE VISITED OR TELEPHONED ICRC OFFICES WORLDWIDE FOR FAMILY-LINKS SERVICES OR OTHER RELATED CONCERNS. IN RELATION TO FORENSICS, THE ICRC CARRIED OUT FORENSIC ACTIVITIES IN SOME TERRITORIES AROUND THE WORLD TO ENSURE PROPER AND DIGNIFIED MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN REMAINS AND TO HELP PREVENT AND RESOLVE CASES OF MISSING PERSONS. THE ICRC DELEGATES VISITED 916 PLACES OF DETENTION HOLDING 815,117 DETAINEES, INCLUDING THOSE HELD IN RELATION TO ARMED CONFLICTS AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE. A TOTAL OF 28,672 DETAINEES WERE MONITORED INDIVIDUALLY; AMONG THEM, 14,995 DETAINEES WERE VISITED AND REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2022. A TOTAL OF 9,971 PEOPLE RECEIVED ATTESTATIONS OF DETENTION.

THE ICRC INTENDS TO DEVELOP AN ACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WORLDWIDE TO PROMOTE STAFF RATIFICATION OF OR ACCESSION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) TREATIES AND THEIR DOMESTIC IMPLEMENTATION. AT THE END OF 2022, THERE WERE 119 NATIONAL IHL COMMITTEES WORLDWIDE, TWO OF WHICH, IN ESTONIA AND MOZAMBIQUE, WERE NEWLY ESTABLISHED. THE ICRC CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ITS LEGAL CAPACITY AND THE PROTECTION OF ITS STAFF BY SECURING PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, PARTICULARLY THE PRIVILEGE NOT TO DISCLOSE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THESE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES ARE CRUCIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO DISCHARGE ITS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HUMANITARIAN MANDATE IN A NEUTRAL, IMPARTIAL AND INDEPENDENT MANNER, AND TO DO SO WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS.