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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 ICRC’s regional delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay is based in Brasilia, with offices in Fortaleza and São Paulo in Brazil and a mission in Buenos Aires in Argentina.In the region, the ICRC works in partnership with local governments, organizations and communities. Our humanitarian work involves promoting international humanitarian law, international human rights law and humanitarian principles and seeing its implementation by the authorities promoting the implementation of restoring family links services in order to:

  • Prevent people from going missing or becoming separated from or losing contact with loved ones
  • Trace people who have gone missing
  • Put separated family members back in touch
  • Reunite families.
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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 IQ 15, set 05, house 23; Lago Sul, Brasilia

Telephone

+55 61 31 06 23 50

Opening Hours:

8:30am–5:30pm

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Media contact

Sandra Lefcovich

Telephone

+55 61 9 8175 1599
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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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