International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
AbbreviationICRC and IFRC
Founded
Founders
TypeNGO, NPO
FocusHumanitarianism
Location
OriginsGeneva
Area served
Worldwide
MethodAid
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]
Award(s)
Websitewww.icrc.org Edit this at Wikidata

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.

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2019 – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies". IFRC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.