Somalia

In Somalia, the ICRC works with the Somali Red Crescent Society to help people adversely affected by decades of armed conflict and climatic shocks. We provide them with emergency assistance and increase their self-reliance. We also promote and monitor international humanitarian law, visit detainees and restore contact between family members separated by armed conflict.

We operate through a network of 12 offices across Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Bossaso, Garowe, Galkayo, Dhusamareb, Beletweyne, Jowhar, Xudur, Baidoa, Kismayo and Dhobley, supported by a back office in Nairobi. Active in areas most affected by armed conflicts and violence, the ICRC remains present on the ground, in close proximity to the communities it serves.