Annual report

partners, donors, and supporters came together 
to help National Societies respond to crises large 
and small every day.
A message from the Secretary General 
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Africa
Americas
Asia Pacific
Europe
MENA
Global
255.9
44.8
119.8
123.1
54.9
134.0
221.2
41.6
113.8
141.3
65.1
149.4
2022 work by region 
CHF millions
Expenditure
Operating budget
2022 work by thematic area 
CHF millions
Expenditure
Operating budget
9.4
305.9
190.4
33.2
19.3
49.4
57.9
9.5
101.5
6.0
268.8
150.0
18.2
12.4
77.0
52.9
94.9
8.5
Climate and environment
Disasters and crises
Health and wellbeing
Migration and displacement
Values, power and inclusion
Strategic and operational coordination
National Society development
Humanitarian diplomacy
Accountability and agility
2022 in numbers
Total funding for 2022 was nearly 1.4 billion Swiss francs
Emergencies
Thematic 
programmes
Regular resources
Emergency Social 
Safety Net
Funds
802.0
501.0
85.0
120.0
392.0
627.0
303.6
81.9
113.1
236.3
IFRC 2022 funding overview
CHF millions
Funding
Funding requirement
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2022 Active Emergency Appeals
Global
DREF
Emergency Appeals
Early Action Protocols activations
2022 Earmarking
2022 People reached
by Strategic Priority
2022 Top funding countries 
CHF millions
Earmarked
46.2%
Tightly earmarked
42.1%
Unearmarked
11.4%
Softly earmarked
0.3%
European 
Commission
333.0
United States
165.6
United Kingdom
100.4
Canada
58.1
Netherlands
46.3
Japan
44.3
France
41.4
Switzerland
37.5
Sweden
34.8
Norway
25.5
Others
127.9
Total
1014.8
The European Commission figure includes ESSN cash 
distributions that are not recognized in the comprehensive 
income in the IFRC’s consolidated financial statements.
5.5M
Climate and environment
Health and wellbeing
70M
Crises and disasters
5.7M
Migration
and displacement
1.4M
Values, power
and inclusion
4.7M
2022 in numbers 
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Throughout the year, National Societies and 
their IFRC remained heavily engaged in work to 
help communities anticipate, prevent, mitigate, 
respond to and recover from rising disasters, 
health crises, risks and vulnerabilities.
Climate and environmental hazards remain an 
escalating risk around the world. In 2022, IFRC 
research identified 70 countries as very highly 
or highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters. 
Thirty-two countries that were classed as either 
highly vulnerable or very highly vulnerable 
received less than 1 US dollar per person in 
climate change adaptation and disaster risk 
reduction funding (IFRC, 2022). 
The IFRC and its member National Societies 
observed not only a rise in the number of dis-
asters and crises affecting at-risk communities 
across the world this year, but also an increase 
in their intensity and complexity. 
This resulted in a corresponding rise in the 
cost
of response and recovery for systems already 
stress-tested by a series of historic crises with 
regional or global impacts in recent years. At 
the same time, large and small climate-driven 
disasters continue to hit communities across 
the world. 
In 2022, the IFRC network actively helped 
communities to not only recover from the 
COVID-19 pandemic, but to build their resilience 
and prepare for future disease outbreaks. 
However, pandemic-related disruption and 
strain on healthcare systems continued to have 
a knock-on effect on the prevention, treatment, 
and control of other diseases in 2022. 
Services were also put under strain by a rapidly 
ageing global population and a lack of equitable 
and safe access to health, water, sanitation, and 
adequate living conditions. Mental health and 
psychosocial support needs increased manyfold, 
and related services continued to be in demand 
in countries that routinely experience disas-
ters and crises, while incidences of sexual and 
gender-based violence had a significant impact 
on mental wellbeing.
Global totals of refugees and internally displaced 
persons remained at historic highs in 2022, 
fuelled by disasters, climate emergencies, new 
and old conflicts, and other crises. 
People on the move faced challenges in access-
ing essential services, alongside protection risks, 
hostility, and exclusion. Many forcibly displaced 
people suffered protracted and ongoing dis-
placement, and uncertain futures in camps and 
urban settings. Migrants and refugees also faced 
rising stigma, xenophobia, and marginalization 
including through laws, policies and practices 
that aimed to exclude and disenfranchise them 
in destination countries.
While the health and livelihood impacts of 
COVID-19 were immediately recognized, the 
pandemic also affected community cohesion, 
equitable access to opportunities for education 
and personal growth, and trust in institutions – 
further worsening the root causes of vulnerability 
for individuals and groups who are marginal-
ized or discriminated against because of their 
age, sex, gender identity, physical ability, race, 
socio-economic status, access to education, 
nationality or other aspect of their lives.
Disasters and crises can worsen these ine-
qualities, leading to greater discrimination and 
exclusion, and increasing the risks of sexual- and 
gender-based violence (SGBV), violence against 
children, and trafficking in human beings during 
and after emergencies.
All of these challenges required a robust 
humanitarian response from the Red Cross 
and Red Crescent in 2022. The IFRC worked