Pakistan

Building on our core principle of humanity, the ICRC has been working with vulnerable communities in Pakistan since 1947, ensuring basic health care that meets universally recognized standards and providing physical rehabilitation services and community-based risk education. We also help reunite families through our Restoring Family Links programme, promote respect for international humanitarian law and support the dignified management of the dead in emergencies.

With a delegation in Islamabad and a sub-delegation in Peshawar, the ICRC works in close coordination with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and relevant national authorities.

Saving lives, alleviating suffering and responding to people’s needs are the driving force of our humanitarian work. We do this by facilitating the meaningful participation of people in need of our support and ensuring that they have space and agency within our humanitarian response. Whether it is health-care workers, emergency responders, armed forces personnel or legal practitioners, our work with all groups concerned is guided by a contextualized understanding of their needs.