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List of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies

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Reference excerpt

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies:

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. It takes action in response to emergencies and at the same time promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is an international membership organization that unites 191 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and supports them through a global secretariat. The IFRC acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. It is also based in Geneva, Switzerland. The 191 individual National Societies of the ′International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies′, which despite the name includes the Red Star of David Society in Israel.

Members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) The data of the members of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can be found on the Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System (FDRS). It provides data insights on the world's largest humanitarian network of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world.

States which currently do not have National Societies that are active members of the IFRC

National Society is not a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Eritrea: Eritrean Red Cross is not a member of IFRC, lacking official recognition from the state government Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands Red Cross Indonesia: Indonesian Red Crescent Society, in competition with the Indonesian Red Cross Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition) Kosovo: Red Cross of Kosovo Northern Cyprus: North Cyprus Red Crescent Society (observer) Rojava: Kurdish Red Crescent (only states are authorized to use Red Crescent or the Red Cross symbols) Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Sahrawi Red Crescent (observer) Taiwan (Republic of China): Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (previously recognized by the ICRC, but not a member or observer of the Federation) Red Swastika Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition)

IFRC membership suspended Belarus: Belarus Red Cross (IFRC membership suspended on December 1, 2023) Peru: Peruvian Red Cross, its IFRC membership was suspended on August 12, 2022

States which have no National Society at all Nauru, Niue, Oman, and the Vatican City are the states without national societies, along with the states with limited recognition, such as Abkhazia, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Transnistria. Nicaragua's National Society, Nicaraguan Red Cross, was dissolved by Nicaragua's parliament on May 9, 2023.

Former members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Former members which are now subdivisions The German Red Cross (DRK) was founded in 1921, bringing together various independent Red Cross associations that had previously operated autonomously within the German states. These regional branches trace their origins back to the former independent members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Examples include the Badisches Rotes Kreuz, Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz, and the regional associations of Bremen, Hamburg, Oldenburg, Hesse, and Berlin. Some current subdivisions are direct continuations of these earlier organizations, while others resulted from mergers or divisions of the former members.

See also International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Committee of the Red Cross Sovereign Military Order of Malta Black Cross Nurses International Blue Cross Green Cross International German Green Cross, Austrian Black Cross, Black Cross Christian Delegate Aid

References

External links International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The IFRC wide databank and reporting system International Committee of the Red Cross National Societies profiles Archived May 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Archived 2024-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In the classroom: List of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of medical and health organizations, Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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