As Syria has entered its fourteenth year of war, its health infrastructure has almost completely broken down and what remains of it is on the verge of collapse. With support from the EU, IRC teams have trained clinical staff and health workers providing reproductive health treatments to women in need.

An estimated 23.7 million civilians in Afghanistan require humanitarian support for basic needs such as warm clothes for the winter, electricity, food and clean water. Having undergone the worst winter in 15 years in 2023, the colder, more remote provinces, such as the Bamiyan province, are still suffering disastrous effects.

Since the Pact was presented in September 2020, negotiations have remained largely deadlocked and progress has still not been reached on vital issues. The IRC has five key priorities for negotiations on the New Pact.