The ICRC has also maintained a presence in Oman since 2015 and Saudi Arabia since 2017, with activities across all six GCC countries. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Oct 7, 2024 · This report provides an overview of the ICRC’s activities in the region in 2023, as well as its key achievements. 11 detention visits to four places of detention in two GCC countries holding more than 4,500 detainees in total.

Jul 10, 2022 · The UAE Government and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) signed an agreement to establish an office for the ICRC in Abu Dhabi. This step aims at strengthening cooperation and partnership between the two sides.

Sep 29, 2024 · The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has signed a funding agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to support its critical humanitarian operations worldwide. Under this agreement, the UAE will provide a total contribution of USD 22 million over the period 2025 - 2026.

Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law Erga Omnes.

Arabian Peninsula: (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Republic of Yemen, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates).The ICRC regional delegate for the Arabian Peninsula was based in Geneva. Nevertheless, since 2 August 1990 the delegate in charge was present in the region.

His Excellency Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Supervision of IHC, said: “Dubai is a key international player in delivering and facilitating humanitarian assistance as exemplified by the recent response to humanitarian crises.

On 9 March 1983, the United Arab Emirates deposited with the Swiss Government two instruments of accession to Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the protection of victims of international and non-international armed conflicts, adopted in Geneva on 8 June 1977.

Aug 3, 2022 · Dubai, 06 July 2022 – The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer and The UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, H.E. Reem Al Hashemy, have signed a headquarters agreement in Abu Dhabi, also known as a host-country agreement, formalizing relations between the ICRC and the United Arab ...

Constitution of the United Arab Emirates (as amended 1996)