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Hi there, this is Kasmira. After announcing further job cuts on Friday, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, explains to our colleague Stéphane Bussard how it arrived at this difficult decision and its plan for weathering a humanitarian sector in crisis.

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Kasmira Jefford

26.11.2025


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Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, 24 November 2025 in Geneva. (Jordi Ruiz Cirera for Le Temps)

Mirjana Spoljaric: The ICRC’s room for manoeuvre is shrinking. Amid a surge in conflicts, rising violations of international law and dwindling resources, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross lays out the challenges the organisation now faces, as it cuts a further 2,900 jobs on top of the 4,500 lost in 2023.

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