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MESSAGE FROM DANIEL LITTLEJOHN-CARRILLO
Dear fellow humanitarian,
In 2024, your commitment to humanity, your support and your generosity enabled the ICRC to reach millions of people whose lives have been upended by war. Thanks to your partnership, we were able to make real headway against the ever-evolving challenges posed by armed conflict worldwide, bringing relief and support to vulnerable communities.
War has always had a profound impact on humanity, and today’s conflicts are no exception: right now, approximately 130 armed conflicts around the world are creating staggering humanitarian needs. Escalations in fighting in such places as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Israel and the occupied territories, Lebanon and Sudan added to people’s suffering. The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued to have devastating consequences. At the same time, protracted conflicts and ongoing humanitarian needs placed added strain on communities in such places as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and the Lake Chad and Sahel regions of Africa. The ICRC’s commitment to international humanitarian law (IHL) and to the principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence facilitates our work in the most challenging of environments, enabling us to bring help where others often cannot.
The ICRC is funded entirely with voluntary donations, meaning that the success of our programmes is due to the support of our donors. It made it possible for us to bring news of more than 8,000 missing people to their loved ones, reunite more than 660 people with their families and visit more than 18,000 people deprived of their liberty to ensure they were receiving humane treatment. Thanks to your support, we were also able to bring clean water and improved living conditions to more than 36 million people worldwide, and much more.
This live-saving, transformative work would not have been possible without you. On behalf of the individuals and communities touched by your generosity in 2024, I extend my deepest gratitude.
Together, we have made and can continue to make a profound difference for the suffering – bringing them not only help, but hope.