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February 26, 2002 Statement by Richard Boucher, Spokesman U.S. CONTRIBUTES $58.1 MILLION The United States is pleased to announce a new 2002 contribution of $58.1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Our contribution includes $57.1 million in response to the Committee's emergency appeals for field operations. We have specified $1million of the contribution for the organization's programs on behalf of women and girl children in armed conflict in fulfillment of our pledge at the 27th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Previous FY 2002 contributions to the Committee's emergency appeals were for the Afghan Conflict ($13.5 million). The total United States contribution to the Committee so far in FY 2002 is $71.6 million. The United States is the largest single contributor to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Geneva-based organization provides protection and humanitarian
assistance throughout the world in areas of armed conflict. In
more than sixty countries, the International Committee of the
Red Cross assists and protects more than 5,000,000 conflict victims
and displaced persons. The International Committee of the Red
Cross is often the only international organization allowed to
move freely within occupied territories, to cross combatant lines,
to access prisoners or detention centers, and to act as The United States has the highest regard for the difficult and often dangerous work of the International Committee of the Red Cross' staff of over 9,000 in providing assistance and protection to victims of conflict. Our contributions are indicative of our strong support for its crucial role in international humanitarian assistance. The contribution is allocated by regions: - Africa $27.4 million |