International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16 million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.
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Abbreviation | ICRC and IFRC |
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Type | NGO, NPO |
Focus | Humanitarianism |
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Origins | Geneva |
Area served | Worldwide |
Method | Aid |
Membership | UN (United Nations General Assembly: both ICRC and IFRC) |
Key people | Mirjana Spoljaric Egger (President) |
Employees | c. 180,000 |
Volunteers | c. 16.4 million[1] |
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Website | www |
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