▁the ▁cross . ▁ ▁Fund ing ▁and ▁financial ▁matters ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁budget ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁amounts ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 ▁billion ▁Swiss ▁fran cs . ▁Most ▁of ▁that ▁money ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁States , ▁including ▁Switzerland ▁in ▁its ▁capacity ▁as ▁the ▁depos it ary ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions , ▁from ▁national ▁Red ▁Cross ▁soci eties , ▁the ▁sign atory ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions , ▁and ▁from ▁international ▁organizations ▁like ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁All ▁pay ments ▁to ▁the ▁IC RC ▁are ▁volunt ary ▁and ▁are ▁received ▁as ▁don ations ▁based ▁on ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁appe als ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Committee : ▁an ▁annual ▁Head quarters ▁App e al ▁to ▁cover ▁its ▁internal ▁costs ▁and ▁Emer gency ▁App e als ▁for ▁its ▁individual ▁miss ions . ▁ ▁The ▁IC RC ▁is ▁asking ▁don ors ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 . 1 ▁billion ▁Swiss ▁fran cs ▁to ▁fund ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Afghan istan ▁is ▁project ed ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁IC RC ' s ▁biggest ▁human itar ian ▁operation ▁( at ▁ 8 6 ▁million ▁Swiss ▁fran cs , ▁an ▁ 1 8 % ▁increase ▁over ▁the ▁initial ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁budget ), ▁followed ▁by ▁Ira q ▁( 8 5 ▁million ▁fran cs ) ▁and ▁Sud an ▁( 7 6 ▁million ▁fran cs ). ▁The ▁initial ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁field ▁budget ▁for ▁medical ▁activities ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 ▁million ▁fran cs