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Our finances

The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments); National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; supranational organizations (such as the European Commission); and other public and private sources. Each year the ICRC launches appeals to cover our projected costs in the field and at headquarters. We launch additional appeals if needs in the field increase. We account for our work and expenditure in our Annual Report.

The ICRC financially assists Congolese people deported from Angola.

ICRC Annual Report 2022

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Annual Report 2022

The ICRC’s funding and spending

The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions. We receive contributions from the states party to the Geneva Conventions (governments), National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, supranational organizations (such as the European Commission) and other public and private sources. Governments are our main donors: on average during the past five years, they contributed about 82% of the budget. But contributions remain voluntary, and there is no guarantee that such contributions will continue in the long term.

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Our Annual Report

The ICRC’s Annual Report is an account of our field activities carried out worldwide, which are part of our mandate to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and to promote respect for international humanitarian law.

 

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Frequently asked questions

  • The ICRC is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization. We have a mandate to help and protect people affected by armed conflict and other violence or – as our mission statement puts it – “other situations of violence”. When we talk about other violence, we mean violence that has not reached the threshold of an armed conflict but is carried out by large groups and has consequences in humanitarian terms. This mandate was given to us by states through the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005 and the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement of 1986.

    Our mandate and legal status sets us apart from both intergovernmental organizations (such as the specialized agencies of the United Nations) and non-governmental organizations. This status allows us to function independently of governments and to serve, with complete impartiality, the people most in need of protection and assistance.

  • The ICRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which also comprises 191 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

    The ICRC works closely with National Societies and the IFRC to ensure a concerted, efficient and rapid response to conflict or violence. The Movement is the largest humanitarian network in the world.

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