Mr. Charles Sabga

Head of Mission

International Committee of the Red Cross, Qatar

Charles Sabga is an Attorney-at-Law and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) (Honours) from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in Public International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mediation from the University of the West Indies.

After working with the Office of the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago from March 2003 to August 2006, Charles assumed duties as the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Office in Port of Spain from September 2006 to February 2010. He then served as the ICRC Delegate for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States from May 2010 to August 2012, based at the ICRC Regional Delegation in Caracas, Venezuela.

From September 2012, Charles served as the ICRC Regional Legal Adviser, based in New Delhi, for South Asia and Iran, covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In November 2014, he assumed the post of the ICRC Legal Adviser to Common Law States, based at the ICRC Headquarters in Geneva, where he held the portfolios of criminal repression, weapons treaties, sexual violence in armed conflict, and private military and security companies, among other issues.

In August 2017, Charles became Deputy Head of Delegation of the ICRC’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York City, and thereafter served as the ICRC Diplomatic Adviser for the Asia-Pacific region from November 2018 to April 2019.

Subsequently, he assumed duties as the Head of the ICRC’s Mission in the Republic of Korea until December 2020, and then as the Deputy Head of the Regional Delegation for Panama and the Caribbean until his appointment as the Deputy Head of the ICRC Delegation in Iraq (Programmes) in July 2021, where he served until April 2023.

In June 2023, Charles returned to the ICRC Headquarters as Senior Delegate to Operations, supporting the ICRC’s work in Russia, Ukraine, and Gaza. From May 2024 to June 2026, he served as the Deputy Head of the ICRC Delegation (Operations) in Afghanistan, with direct responsibility for security and humanitarian operations.

On 1 August 2026, Charles assumed the position of Head of the ICRC Delegation in Qatar.