International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
	The Red Cross and Red Crescent emblems, the symbols from which the movement derives its name, Geneva, 2005
	The three emblems in use: Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Crystal
	Red: The Red Cross Green: The Red Crescent Blue: The Red Star of David (The Red Crystal outside of Israel) Maroon: Red Cross Society that is not part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Light green: Red Crescent Society that is not part of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Abbreviation	ICRC and IFRC
Founded	9 February 1863; 161 years ago (International Committee of the Red Cross); 5 May 1919; 105 years ago (International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies);
Founders	Henry Dunant; Gustave Moynier; Théodore Maunoir; Guillaume Henri Dufour; Louis Appia;
Type	NGO, NPO
Focus	Humanitarianism
Location	Geneva, Switzerland;
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
Award(s)	Nobel Peace Prize; (1917 ICRC, 1944 ICRC, 1963 ICRC & IFRC);
Website	www.icrc.org

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.

^ "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.

[IFRC_annual_report_2019-1] "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.

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