JAKARTA - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to expand operations in the Gaza Strip and Sudan despite facing reduced funding.
The Director of Operations of the ICRC, Yasmine Praz Dessimoz, told RIA Novosti that the reduction in funding had an impact on all levels of the organization. However, in some locations such as Sudan, Israel, and the occupied territories, resources will actually be increased to meet the growing needs.
Meanwhile, in other regions, the ICRC is combining existing structures to increase efficiency.
Dessimoz emphasized that the reduction was carried out carefully in order to maintain the main operations in the most devastating armed conflict centers, while ensuring that advocacy efforts to respect the rules of war continued.
Praz Dessimoz also encouraged diplomatic negotiations as a step to reduce suffering and suppress the need for humanitarian assistance.
On October 10, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas came into force.
Three days later, (13/10), US President Donald Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi, Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a declaration on a ceasefire in Gaza.
The ICRC has been operating in Sudan since 1978 by providing assistance to people affected by conflicts in various parts of the country.
Meanwhile in the Gaza Strip, the organization has been present since 1967.
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