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The ICRC’s regional delegation carries out humanitarian activities in the region and works to promote international humanitarian law, international human rights law and humanitarian principles, in partnership with local governments, organizations and communities.

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Our work in Brazil

The Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay is headquartered in Brasília, with offices in Fortaleza (CE), São Paulo (SP) and a mission in Buenos Aires.

In the region, the ICRC is dedicated to the promotion, dissemination and implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) and humanitarian principles. In Brazil, in particular, the ICRC works in collaboration with the federal government, local governments, organizations and communities to strengthen the authorities' response to the humanitarian consequences of armed violence.

In addition, one of the Regional Delegation's priorities is to prevent the breakdown of family ties among those affected by armed violence or in migration contexts, in partnership with the Red Cross in each country.

Other countries we support

The Regional Delegation in Brazil and the Southern Cone also carries out humanitarian activities in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, with its partners from the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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Our work in Brazil in 2023

15

countries took part in the regional meeting of national IHL committees and similar organizations in the Americas

+69,000

telephone calls were facilitated by the Restoring Family Links network of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

2

training sessions were held on recovering, identifying and protecting human remains

373

professionals took part in information sessions on mental health

63

victims of armed violence received emergency financial assistance

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Address

SHIS QI 15, Conjunto 05, casa 23; Lago Sul, Brasília.

Telephone

+55 61 31 06 23 50

Opening Hours:

8:30am–5:30pm

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Media contact

Fabíola Góis

Telephone

+5561982487600
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Our work with the Brazilian Red Cross

In the regional delegation, the work is based above all on providing support to the National Society to strengthen its capacities. Cooperation is an active part of the humanitarian response before, during and after emergencies or conflicts. Among our most important activities are responding to migration in the region, training first aid teams that work in dangerous areas and delicate situations, and the strengthening of accountability, transparency and financial sustainability mechanisms.

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