ICRC SALLOUM FACT SHEET THE ICRC WORKS AS A The ICRC is present at the border port since March 2011. NEUTRAL INTERMEDIARY From the beginning of its presence until the end of June AND IN A 2011, the following has been done:

CONFIDENTIAL MANNER 1. Assistance / Cooperation with Egyptian Red Crescent - more than 80’700 breakfast meals have been provided to the stranded people (distribution by the ERC) - 38’000 bottles of water distributed (prior to installation NEUTRAL INTERMEDIARY of UNICEF water tanks);

Neutral, independent and impartial humanitarian action in 2. Facilitation of contacts with embassies/travel ICRC situations of armed conflict and internal violence is at the documents heart of the ICRC’s mandate and a fundamental part of its - pictures and personal data forwarded to embassies identity. The ICRC seeks dialogue with all actors involved in a for travel documents (done in coordination with IOM): given situation of armed conflict or internal violence as well 3227 International Committee of the Red Cross as with the people suffering the consequences to gain their 3. Family links / Tracing of lost family members acceptance and respect. This approach generally gives us the - Phone services to (in cooperation with ERC) widest possible access both to the victims of the violence and re-establish family links: 6064calls OPERATIONS IN to the actors involved. It also helps to ensure the safety of our maintain family links: 4814 calls staff. In this way, we are able to reach people on all sides of - Registration of unaccompanied minors and searching the frontlines in conflict areas around the world in order to for their family members SALLOUM, facilitate the delivery of humanitarian services to the victims - Sharing of information on missing persons with the of conflicts. ICRC teams in Libya and elsewhere BORDER OF EGYPT CONFIDENTIALITY 4. Support to ICRC action in Libya - Ensuring smooth passage of humanitarian goods across WITH LIBYA Confidentiality is an essential tool, enabling the ICRC to help the border people affected by insecurity, violence and armed conflict. It means that ICRC does not share sensitive information with For more information, please contact: any outside party and fosters a direct, bilateral dialogue with SALLOUM: the concerned persons. ICRC delegates at the telephone point CAIRO DELEGATION: 33 Road 106, 11431 Hadayek Maadi – Cairo. Telephone: (02) 252 815 40 – (02) 252 815 41 Website: www.icrc.org 0158/004. 08/2011. 500

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