The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross says Switzerland and the Geneva-based humanitarian body should keep their neutralities distinct
Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, now entering her second term as ICRC president, sets out that position in an interview.
When she took over in 2022 the Geneva organisation was in turmoil — overgrown, running like a "small UN", and hit hard by cuts to global humanitarian funding.
She has since led restructurings and budget cuts while building a new strategy, an approach UN officials have praised.
Her second mandate begins, she says, in an extremely difficult humanitarian environment
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