Switzerland’s contribution to the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Key facts

The Swiss Confederation has been providing SFr 70 million per annum in funding for the head-quarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, which accounts for 37% of the headquarters’ budget. Since 2014 the sum was SFr 8 million or 40% of the budget. The global budget of the ICRC for 2013 was SFr 1.2 billion.