The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is facing a funding crunch, despite ongoing generous support from the GCC, at a time when the need for humanitarian assistance in a conflict-riddled world appears overwhelming, according to a top executive from the not-for-profit organisation.
ICRC secretary-general Pierre Krähenbühl spoke with the GDN on the sidelines of the 21st International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue, which concluded yesterday at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain.
“About 85 per cent of our funding in the ICRC comes from states or multi-state and multilateral organisations,” he explained. “What we are trying is to stabilise that and to expand the basis of these donors. So, for example, the Gulf has been very responsive to that, I must say, we are really seeing a response there, and we want to build on that and expand further.
“We’re very grateful for the fact that all of the GCC states support our work financially and that enables us to carry out, of course, the activities not only in Gaza, but beyond, and that is important, so we appreciate that very much.
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