2023-12-19 10:00:00
The world sociopolitical scenario is going through significant transformations, since the era after the Second World War and the struggles of the Cold War. The world is becoming multipolar, fragmented and divided, giving rise to increasingly numerous and multidimensional confrontations.
The strategy reaffirms the ICRC’s central role in providing protection and assistance to people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence. Our objective is to firmly uphold international humanitarian law in dialogue with States and non-State armed groups.
What we have before us
The proliferation of armed actors, added to the high intensity of conflicts, creates significant security and protection problems for humanitarian organizations. And these problems are accentuated by hate speech and attitudes, the spread of misinformation and disinformation. In addition, new technologies, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare, autonomous weapons and the digitalization of conflicts create battlefields complex physical and digital systems, with blurred lines of separation between the military and civilian spheres. Likewise, the critical effects of climate change are accelerating and aggravating the dramatic conditions already suffered by conflict-affected communities. Finally, funding for humanitarian action is suffering reductions significant and is undergoing a paradigm shift.
With this strategy, the ICRC affirms its clear determination to support all people, both civilians and combatants, in times of war, to ensure that their rights and protections under IHL are respected. We urgently need to rediscover the humanity that characterizes us all.
Mirjana Splojaric, president of the ICRC
To read the ICRC strategy 2024-2027, click here (in English)
Our strategic directions for the next four years
The ICRC welcomes the profound changes that are taking place in terms of the challenges, perspectives and working methods that characterize the world of humanitarian action.
We set priority directions that reflect a determination to focus on the core aspects of our mandate, believing that clarity of purpose is the best way to prepare us to have a meaningful impact in times of uncertainty.
Defend the centrality of protection and the role of neutral intermediary
States and non-state actors fulfill their obligations under IHL and defend the rights of people, preserving the life, security, dignity and physical and mental well-being of people affected by armed conflict and other situations of conflict. violence.Promote international humanitarian law as a global political priority
The human cost of war is reduced by promoting IHL, elevating it to a global political priority and strengthening consensus around the rules applicable to armed conflict, as well as the limits imposed on the methods and means of war.Strengthen the impact of the response in the acute stages of conflicts, in protracted conflicts and in other situations of violence
The specific needs of people affected by armed conflicts are addressed in a timely and relevant manner. The response takes into account the nature of the situation, the stages of the conflict, the vulnerabilities and skills of the affected people, and the capacities of local and international actors.Affirm our identity within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a force that leads the defense of humanity and promotes principled, effective and cooperative humanitarian action, and its collective impact across the spectrum of crises, from armed conflict even natural or other disasters.A new humanitarianism for a changing world
Profound global political and social changes, shifting paradigms of war and peace, and debates about the importance of supporting and facilitating local humanitarian action require a reassessment of mindsets, policies and practices.
TO READ THE ICRC STRATEGY 2024-2027, CLICK HERE (IN ENGLISH)
(also available in our e-shop – Coming soon in Spanish)
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