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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The ICRC first established a presence in the GCC countries in Kuwait during the 1990–1991 Gulf War, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The organization signed country host agreements with the ministries of foreign affairs of the UAE and Qatar in In July 2022 and March 2023 respectively. The ICRC has also maintained a presence in Oman since 2015 and Saudi Arabia since 2017, with activities across all six GCC countries. 

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Yemeni Ex Detainees arriving to the airport

Our work in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the ICRC promotes and ensures respect for the rules of war and facilitates its operations worldwide through dialogue with government, civil society, and military and diplomatic officials. It works in places of detention, helps determine what happened to missing people, reunites families separated by armed conflict and migration, and works closely with the National Red Crescent Societies of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and with other partner organizations

Mokha airport. Operation of repatriation of former detainees.

The impact of our work in 2023

11

detention visits to four places of detention in two GCC countries holding more than 4,500 detainees in total. 

60

phone and video calls facilitated between detainees in the US Guantanamo Bay detention facility and their family members in the GCC countries.

200

new National Society volunteers in the GCC countries received training.

341

released detainees were repatriated by the ICRC in 2023.

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Kuwait

Address

Jabriya – Block 8, Street 17 – House 4 P.O. Box 28078, Safat – 13141 Kuwait

Telephone

+965 25322061/2

Fax

+965 25324598

Opening Hours:

8am – 4pm

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Alaa Nayel

Mobile

(+965) 222 59 281
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Oman

Address

Al-Sarooj Area, Al-Kharijia Street, Str. No. 59, Way 2834 Building No. 2567, Plot No. 204, Block 228 Postcode: 115 Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Telephone

+968 24956443 / 97197689

Opening Hours:

8am – 4pm

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Media contact

Alaa Nayel

Mobile

(+965) 222 59 281
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Qatar

Address

Palm Tower B, 28th floor, Office No. 2804 Majlis Al Taawon Street, West Bay. Doha, Qatar

Telephone

+974 66608029

Opening Hours:

8am – 4pm

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Media contact

Alaa Nayel

Mobile

(+965) 222 59 281
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Saudi Arabia

Address

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre King Abdullah Road, King Saud University near 4119, Riyadh 12371-7046, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Opening Hours:

8am – 4pm

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Media contact

Alaa Nayel

Mobile

(+965) 222 59 281
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation

Address

Office Number 103, Abu Dhabi Mall, West Building Abu Dhabi Trade Centre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Telephone

+971 42432488
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Media contact

Alaa Nayel

Mobile

(+965) 222 59 281
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Our work with National Societies

The ICRC works closely with the National Red Crescent Societies/ Authorities in the GCC countries and other components of the Movement and collaborates through exchanges on humanitarian diplomacy and policy, as well as a series of technical trainings on humanitarian-related programming, and capacity building of volunteers. Joint initiatives are undertaken to support conflict affected populations in places such as Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon, and Bangladesh.