Annual report

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Annual Report 
2022

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In the Europe region, people on the move 
were at high risk in 2022, whether crossing the 
Mediterranean Sea, stranded in border regions 
on the European continent, or in camps. The 
crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring countries 
had a profound impact, humanitarian and other-
wise, on the region and beyond. These impacts 
continue to increase the exposure of vulnerable 
communities to food insecurity across the world.
In the MENA region, protracted crises and 
conflicts, droughts, earthquakes, water scar-
city, sandstorms, migration and displacement, 
extreme winter and heat waves continue with 
increased frequency and humanitarian impact, 
hindering development efforts, and have a 
negative impact on livelihoods and economies 
throughout the region.
Our approach
The IFRC network understands that while many 
hazards are natural and some are inevitable, 
timely and people-centred local action can 
manage these risks and prevent them from 
becoming disasters.
The IFRC continually adapted its inclusive 
local-to-global disaster management systems 
throughout 2022, to place greater focus on 
science-based anticipation and early warning/
early action methods of disaster risk reduction, 
cash delivery, strong information management 
and data literacy.
It managed emergency appeals and the DREF to 
provide resources for large and small/medium 
sized disasters and crises throughout the year. 
IFRC operational plans, global surge functions 
and rosters were put in place to guide and 
support National Societies when needed. Other 
services include the IFRC GO platform, an emer-
gency operations site for capturing, analysing 
and sharing real-time data across the network 
during a crisis.
The IFRC continued to play a leading role in 
inter-agency coordination in disaster and crises 
management in 2022, in particular through 
co-leading the Global Shelter Cluster, and pro-
viding guidance for linkages with sub-regional 
coordination mechanisms, civil protection mech-
anisms and other actors.
Throughout the year, the IFRC worked to ensure 
that its member National Societies – strong and 
skilled local actors – were on the ground at the 
right time, in the right place, and with the right 
capacities to take the right action to manage 
risks and protect communities.