Annual report

Humanitarian Observatory
Hosted by the Argentine Red Cross
cruzroja.org.ar/observatorio-humanitario
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2022 expenditure: CHF 111,000
The Humanitarian Observatory undertakes 
research to support humanitarian aid. In 
2022, it published research on older adults in 
Argentina, quality of life in Argentina, livelihoods 
in Argentina, and family structure and post- 
pandemic mental health.
It also conducted a survey on the migratory 
route of Venezuelan migrants, and another on 
the trust of communities in humanitarian aid. 
The second was carried out with the IFRC.
More than 150 volunteers were trained to 
conduct the research, which was enhanced by 
big data tools, as well as monitoring and anal-
ysis of public social networks to enhance the 
information obtained. The monitoring allowed 
support to be provided in situations such as the 
spread of cholera in Haiti and COVID-19 in the 
Americas region.
The projects developed by the Humanitarian 
Observatory allowed it to be incorporated as a 
Reference Centre for the IFRC in 2022.
For more information, please visit:
Humanitarian Observatory (presentation video)
Brochure and brief presentation
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Annual Report 
2022

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National Society Reference Centres
Reference Centre for Community 
Resilience
Costa Rica Red Cross
cruzroja.or.cr
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2022 expenditure: USD 200,000
The Reference Centre for Community Resilience 
focuses on strengthening the risk management 
and resilience structure of National Societies and 
enhancing staff capacities to address resilience 
in communities through the implementation of 
the Path to Resilience, through the Network of 
Facilitators of the Reference Centre.
Initiatives and projects are implemented related 
to community resilience, climate change, envi-
ronment, Neat Plus, forecast-based finance, 
early warning systems, community health, men-
tal health and psychosocial support, education 
and public awareness, migration, livelihoods, 
and shelter, among others.
This includes the organization and facilitation 
of workshops, meetings, and individual and 
collective internships, to strengthen work meth-
odologies and share methods, techniques and 
tools for a community approach.
New tools and methodologies are systematized, 
with the support of the centre’s host country 
and its commitment to issues related to risk 
management.
For more information, please visit:
cruzroja.or.cr