Pierre Krähenbühl

Pierre Krähenbühl (born 8 January 1966) is director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the organization’s second-highest-ranking position, a role he began in April 2024.

He worked extensively with labor unions and church base communities[definition needed], as well as with civil-society activists engaged in improving conditions in their country.

From 1992 to 1993, he was posted in Ayacucho, Peru; he worked in Andean villages that had borne the brunt of the violent confrontation between the Shining Path and the Peruvian Armed Forces.

In addition to conducting the ICRC's traditionally discreet diplomacy, Krähenbühl spoke publicly about civilians affected by war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia, Sri Lanka,[6] and elsewhere.

[9] According to Al Jazeera, the internal report says that Krähenbühl and other UNRWA leaders pose "an enormous risk to the reputation of the UN" and that "their immediate removal should be carefully considered.

"[9] Krähenbühl "unreservedly" rejected the characterization of UNRWA and its senior leadership and cited the ongoing investigation by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services as preventing him from publicly responding to any allegations.

[13][14][15] Pierre Krähenbühl is married to Taiba Rahim, who is the President of the Nai-Qala Association,[16] an organisation dedicated to health and education projects in Afghanistan.