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Togo

The ICRC has been actively responding to humanitarian challenges in Togo since 1973. As the security situation in the region has evolved and the crisis in the Sahel has impacted the country’s northern borderlands, the ICRC has strengthened its action and adapted its response to work more closely with affected communities, in cooperation with the Togolese Red Cross.

On 1 May 2026, the ICRC transitioned its mission to Togo – originally housed within the regional delegation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – to a full-fledged country delegation. That change reflects our dedication to working more closely with vulnerable people in Togo and expanding support on the ground. 

The change also comes as Togo has also become an important partner in advancing humanitarian dialogue, promoting international humanitarian law (IHL) and facilitating neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian action in the region and across Africa.

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The head of the ICRC delegation in Togo attends the distribution of seed and fertiliser to displaced communities in Bagré.

Our work in Togo

Action adapted to people’s needs

The ICRC’s work in Togo is carried out in line with our Fundamental Principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. Our teams work closely with displaced communities and other people affected by violence, especially in the north of the country, by providing aid adapted to their essential needs. We bring support to farmers and livestock herders and help improve access to clean water and health care, including physical rehabilitation. The Togolese Red Cross is our key partner in all our action in the field.

Protection and rehabilitation

The ICRC works to restore contact among family members and reunite families that become separated in emergencies. Our delegates also visit people deprived of their liberty to ensure they are treated with dignity and held in humane conditions, as part of our humanitarian mandate.

Through our Physical Rehabilitation Programme, the ICRC works to strengthen professional capacities in the sector, improve quality of care and develop specialized infrastructure, all while promoting social inclusion for people with disabilities.

Promoting IHL and global Red Cross engagement

The ICRC delegation in Togo raises awareness of IHL and promotes compliance among security and defence personnel, the Togolese armed forces, the judiciary and the public authorities. We also support efforts to integrate provisions of IHL into national and international law.

In all our activities, we aim to provide an effective humanitarian response while also strengthening the global response capacity of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including through our partnership with the Togolese Red Cross.

Strategic placement and changes in the region 

The establishment of a dedicated delegation in Togo has been a key step for the ICRC. Not only will it strengthen our response capabilities as needs in the region continue to grow, it will also deepen our strategic engagement with Togo to promote IHL, as Togo is an important stage for exchange and cooperation on humanitarian action in the region and across Africa.

The ICRC’s mission to Togo also covered activities in Benin through the end of 2024. A headquarters agreement signed with the authorities in November 2024 established a separate mission for Benin, in Cotonou.

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Rue de la relève – 79 AFG – 01 BP 3144 Lomé, Togo

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(+228) 22 25 60 74 / (+228) 22 21 60 7

Our work with the Togolese Red Cross

The Togolese Red Cross has been a key partner of the ICRC for 50 years, and we have a rich history of bilateral cooperation on humanitarian action at the intersection of both organizations’ mandates. This includes strengthening the institutional and operational capacities of the Togolese Red Cross and coordinating Movement action in line with the Seville Agreement 2.0, applicable in Togo since 2024. Under our three-year framework agreement, we run four essential joint programmes together, as part of our agile response to humanitarian challenges throughout Togo and especially in the country’s Savanes Region. Those programmes cover humanitarian assistance, communications, missing persons/reuniting families, and cooperation. The framework agreement is fine-tuned using annual protocols to ensure flexibility in the activities we design and carry out together, as well as transparency with regard to results.