The ICRC regional delegation in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire. The ICRC and the Red Cross Society of Côte d’Ivoire distribute seed in the Moyen-Cavally region.

The ICRC delegation in Abidjan covers Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Togo. In response to Côte d'Ivoire's post-electoral crisis, it helps those who have been displaced and supports the authorities' efforts to provide access to water and health care. In all the countries covered by the regional delegation, the ICRC visits places of detention and helps the authorities to foster compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL). Read full overview

Highlights

Facts and Figures

Since January 2011, the ICRC and the Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire have chlorinated some 11,000 wells, serving over 223,000 people affected by the crisis. Installing and repairing water tanks has improved access to drinking water for over 45,000 displaced persons. Deliveries of 4,000 tonnes of lime have made it possible to provide drinking water to five million people.
The ICRC and the Côte d'Ivoire Red Cross have treated over 1200 casualties, supplied emergency items to almost 100 medical facilities and provided health care for those civilians most affected by the crisis through mobile clinics.
Food and basic necessities have been distributed to 187,000 people. Over 20,000 displaced persons have received emergency relief supplies.
The ICRC has cleared 11,000 hectares of cocoa and coffee plantations, benefitting 27,500 people in the rural west of the country .
Over the same period, the ICRC visited some 10,500 detainees and provided food for 3,800 detainees in 10 prisons.