Annual report

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Annual Report 
2022

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In 2022, the team also facilitated the signing 
of two important projects with the European 
Commission which utilized the international 
organization status of the IFRC. The 12-month, 
5.4 million euro “Safe homes” project is imple-
mented by ten National Societies and supports 
the provision of private accommodation to
people fleeing Ukraine. 
The 36-month, 28.4 million euro “Provision of 
quality and timely psychological first aid to peo-
ple affected by the Ukraine crisis in impacted 
countries” project is implemented by National 
Red Cross Societies in 24 EU Member States and 
the Ukraine Red Cross Society with the aim of 
tackling the immediate psychological needs of 
people displaced from Ukraine. Finally, through-
out the year we continued strengthening our 
engagement with the rotating Presidencies of 
the Council of the EU. 
The 
IFRC Permanent Representation Office 
to the African Union & International 
Organizations (AUIO) 
is situated in Addis 
Ababa, Ethiopia. 
The IFRC AUIO representation office serves as 
a convening platform and enabler of strategic 
partnerships, in service and advancement 
of the auxiliary role of particularly African 
National Societies, before the African Union 
and its Member States, as well as international 
organizations.
The primary objectives of the AUIO representa-
tion office are threefold:
1. 
To establish and maintain formal diplo-
matic relations with the African Union, 
international organizations, and diplo-
matic missions on behalf of IFRC and
National Societies
2. 
To foster strategic partnerships in ad- 
vancement of the Agenda for Renewal
and related Pan African Initiatives
3. 
To provide strategic platforms and posi- 
tioning for African National Societies to 
influence and engage in African Union pol-
icy making and operations.
The IFRC Representation office to AUIO had a 
high-impact year in 2022 in terms of humanitar-
ian diplomacy and advocacy in Africa, especially, 
but not solely, in cooperation with the African 
Union and international partners. There were five 
pivotal high-level engagements made through-
out the year that further strengthened these