Brazil: Humanitarian Overview 2022 – Facts and figures
In 2022, the ICRC regional delegation for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay continued to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people and communities we help.
The infographic below provides an overview of our work in 2022 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to reduce the impact of armed violence on communities, help migrants get in touch with their families, alleviate the suffering of the relatives of missing people, ensure fair and dignified treatment for people deprived of their liberty and promote international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Our work in 2022
123
people consisted our delegation team
10,3 million
Brazilian reais amounted our operating budget
+190.000
opportunities for migrants to contact their families in Roraima state in Brazil
69
children and adolescents were helped to get back in touch with their families, and to maintain contact
455
people were trained together with the Brazilian Red Cross, in Roraima state in Brazil
10.000
people providing essential public services were trained on safe access and safe conduct
ON 64
occasions we provided financial or mental health support to people affected by violence in the state of Ceará in Brazil
27
visits to two prisons in the state of Ceará.
490
people deprived of their liberty took part in the Mandela Campaign, an educational project to promote the Nelson Mandela Rules
712
experts, police officers and guards in Brazil, Chile and Paraguay were trained on human rights
504
military officers attended six talks on international humanitarian law
25
professional development workshops, attended by 242 participants from National Societies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
61
people attended the first national conference for the relatives of missing people, held 28–29 August 2022, in São Paulo in Brazil