Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq publishes Activity Report 2023

By John Lee.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq has published its Activity Report 2023.

Present in Iraq since the Iran-Iraq war in 1980, the ICRC focuses on addressing the consequences of armed conflicts and other situations of violence. Although large-scale military operations are over, and more attention has been given to recovery and reconstruction efforts; millions of people across Iraq remain in need of some form of humanitarian assistance.

As part of its operations in country, the ICRC Delegation in Iraq seeks to ensure that:

• People deprived of freedom benefit from adequate living conditions, access to services, and protection against ill-treatment. Their whereabouts are ascertained.
• Missing persons are searched for, their fate and whereabouts are clarified, and the most vulnerable families of missing persons improve their capacity to cope with difficulties related to the disappearance.
• The rights of the victims of potential episodes of violence in terms of protection and access to essential services are preserved as a result of the efforts of the ICRC and the Red Cross/Red Crescent (RC/RC) Movement partners.
• Persons with physical disabilities have access to services and programmes that help them reach their full potential in society.
• The Iraqi red Crescent's institutional and operational capacities to respond to emerging needs are strengthened as a result of the coordinated support of the ICRC and RC/RC Movement partners.

Click here to download the full report.

(Source: ICRC)