The Hellenic Republic stands with victims of the most serious crimes and makes its first contribution to the Trust Fund for Victims at the ICC

The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is pleased to announce that the Hellenic Republic, a State Party to the ICC, made its first contribution to the TFV with a total amount of EUR 15,000. This contribution will be used to redress the harm suffered by victims of Rome Statute crimes through reparations awards ordered by the ICC and other programmes for their benefit.
H.E. Mr. Kevin Kelly, member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the ICC stated, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I warmly thank the Hellenic Republic for its first contribution to the Trust Fund for Victims, whose work is vital to ensure reparative justice through the ICC. The Hellenic Republic joins the group of 52 States Parties supporting the programmes of the TFV and sends a powerful message of solidarity and leadership. We sincerely hope this contribution inspires others to join in this essential work for justice and humanity”.
H.E. Ms. Caterina Ghini, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Kingdom of the Netherlands stated, "The Hellenic Republic is honoured to contribute to the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court. This reflects our steadfast commitment to upholding international justice and human rights. We stand in solidarity with the victims of heinous crimes and firmly support efforts to provide them with assistance and reparations, in the hope of rebuilding their lives. The Hellenic Republic remains dedicated to promoting accountability and fostering peace and justice worldwide”.
For more information about the Trust Fund for Victims, please contact [email protected] or visit www.trustfundforvictims.org. You can also follow TFV’s activities on X, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
Background information
Voluntary funding received by the Trust Fund for Victims has allowed the completion of the first judicial cycle of the ICC, with the finalisation of the reparation programme for victims in the Katanga case in October 2023. Implementation of reparations programmes is ongoing in the Lubanga and Al Mahdi cases. The TFV is actively implementing reparations for one group of victims in the Ntaganda case, who are also part of the Lubanga programme for former child soldiers and preparing the reparations programme for a second group of victims of attacks in Ntaganda case.
Additionally, in June 2024, the TFV launched its First Funding Appeal in the Ongwen case to enable the implementation of the Trial Chamber’s EUR 52.4 million Reparations Order of 28 February 2024, which seeks to benefit more than 40,000 victims. After fulfilling this first funding appeal, the Trust Fund for Victims intends to mobilise at least EUR 5 million per year to progressively implement the Ongwen Reparation Order.
In 2024-2025, the TFV is also implementing other programmes for the benefit of victims in seven situations under the jurisdiction of the ICC in the Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Kenya, Mali and Uganda. The programmes include the provision of medical treatment, psychological rehabilitation, socio-economic support, education, peacebuilding, and commemoration activities with collaboration from local authorities and local communities. In 2023, over 23,000 individuals directly benefitted from seven programmes of the TFV.
Programmes for the benefit of victims of crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC bridge impact of the Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice, and strong institutions (SDG 16), poverty reduction (SDG 1), good health and wellbeing (SDG3), gender equality (SDG 5), decent work and economic growth (SDG8), climate action (SDG 13) and reduced inequalities (SDG 10).
The Trust Fund for Victims at the ICC contributes to realising the pillars of reparative justice of the Rome Statute through measures that recognise and redress the harm of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression on victims and their families.