Robert Mardini is Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), responsible for steering the organization’s global humanitarian activities and its 20,000 staff in more than 100 countries. Robert began his ICRC career in 1997, going on to serve as Deputy Director-General in 2010-2012, Regional Director for the Near & Middle East from 2012-2018 and Permanent Observer to the United Nations and Head of Delegation in New York from 2018-2020.