The ICRC in Eritrea

The ICRC opened its delegation in Eritrea in 1998 and worked throughout the 1998 – 2000 conflict with Ethiopia to protect and assist people directly affected by the war. After the end of the war in 2000, the ICRC remained in the country to address the consequences of the conflict. This includes restoring family links, providing water supplies, treating livestock, tractor ploughing, distributing farming tools, promoting international humanitarian law and the movement's fundamental principles, and strengthening the Eritrean Red Cross Society. Read full overview