Luxembourg and ICRC sign new agreement to deepen humanitarian cooperation

The new framework agreement highlights the financial and strategic commitment of Luxembourg. Its flexible and predictable funding enables the ICRC to respond to humanitarian needs worldwide, including in places where crises receive less public attention. 

Luxembourg’s strong and consistent commitment to humanitarian action, stands out at a time when many states are prioritizing defense spending without investing in parallel in IHL and neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action. Its political and financial support reflects our shared dedication to principled humanitarian action, notably through the establishment of the ICRC’s Global Cyber Hub, created to enable ICRC’s capacity to uphold its fundamental principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality, and standard working modalities of proximity to people, “do no harm” and confidentiality, through our technology choices and key operational digital activities, as well as to enable safe and secure operations across frontlines.