The ICRC regional delegation in Dakar

The ICRC focuses on promoting IHL among the armed forces and other bearers of weapons and on encouraging implementation of that law by the authorities in Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal. It also supports the activities of the Red Cross Societies, assists people affected by violence in Casamance (Senegal) and in Guinea-Bissau, and visits detainees of ICRC concern. Read full overview.

Highlights

Facts and Figures

Clashes continue between government forces and the Mouvement des forces démocratiques de la Casamance (MFDC) in Senegal's southern region of Casamance.
Active in Casamance since 2004, the ICRC focuses on delivering emergency assistance to the population, and repairing health facilities and water-supply systems.
The ICRC opened a regional delegation in Dakar in 1989 and an office in Guinea-Bissau in 1998.
The ICRC has 134 staff in the countries covered by the Dakar regional delegation.