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ICRC Annual Report 2006

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With a network of some 12,000 staff in 80 countries, the ICRC worked in a wide variety of conflict zones in 2006. These operations ranged from rapid response in the case of sudden or worsening crises, such as those in Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Somalia, to ongoing aid in chronic emergencies such as those in Chad, the Central African Republic and Colombia. Over the year, ICRC expenditure reached its highest level in half a century - with over 40 per cent going for Africa.

The ICRC assisted a total of 3.5 million displaced people in 19 countries - an increase of some 300,000 over the previous year. Millions of other people affected by armed conflict - including vulnerable rural populations, the sick and wounded, detainees and relatives of the missing - also benefited from the organization's humanitarian work. Water, sanitation and construction projects, for example, met the needs of close to 16 million people. Visits to detainees, tracing and other work to restore family links, and efforts to promote international humanitarian law with all concerned remained key ICRC activities.