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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has to cut its budget for next year. (archive picture)
Keystone
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has to cut its budget again. The organization will have to accept a 17 percent cut by 2026. Jobs will be cut.
"The total figure is 17 percent," said an ICRC spokesperson on Tuesday at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency, confirming a report in the newspaper "Le Temps". Cuts will be made at the headquarters as well as at the regional centers and operations.
The ICRC intends to maintain its operations in Ukraine, the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan. However, it must also become more efficient in line with the policy it adopted in 2023, the spokesperson added.
The plan still has to be confirmed by the Assembly, the institution's highest body, in November. In 2023, the ICRC ran into difficulties and reduced its budget from CHF 2.8 billion to CHF 2.1 billion. 4,500 jobs were cut at the time.
08.07.2025, 10:39
