The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) signed a new three-year agreement on Sunday aimed at strengthening their humanitarian work across Afghanistan. The ICRC's Afghanistan delegation announced the signing on X, and media also reported it.
According to the ICRC, the agreement focuses on emergency response, healthcare, water and sanitation, restoring family links, reducing the risks posed by explosive hazards and supporting people's livelihoods.
Media reports said the agreement was signed during the Afghan Red Crescent Society's special week. It quoted Johannes Bruwer, the ICRC's representative in Afghanistan, as saying that aid organisations should support the Red Crescent so that more problems can be addressed in time.
The ICRC has recently drawn attention to the pressures facing rural communities. In a post shared this week by its Afghanistan delegation, Bruwer said drought, unpredictable rainfall and flooding were threatening farmers' livelihoods in Badghis province, where the ICRC is running a cash-for-work project to rehabilitate a village irrigation canal and build a protective wall against floods.
The Afghan Red Crescent Society is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and works alongside the ICRC.
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