The ICRC maintains its broad coverage of humanitarian issues throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia, through its network of six country and regional delegations. Their operational priorities are to protect and assist people affected by conflict and armed violence, to respond to emergencies and to promote respect for international humanitarian law (IHL).

The ICRC’s regional delegation in Moscow works to help people suffering the consequences of the conflict in Chechnya, such as the issue of people whose fate is unknown. ICRC delegations elsewhere in the region carry out a wide range of activities linked to the aftermath of unresolved conflicts, which include health and social problems.

As well as strengthening relations with authorities, national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and major regional organisations, the ICRC's regional delegations run programmes to promote IHL to the armed forces, universities and schools, and civil society. They also respond to emergencies and visit detainees.