 Emblem of the Red Cross Society of the DPRK | |
| Abbreviation | DPRK RCS |
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| Formation | 18 October 1946 |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | Humanitarian |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Location |
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Region served |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Secretary General | Ri Ho-rim |
President | Kang Su-rin |
Vice chairman executive | Paek Yong-ho |
Vice chairman | Kim Hyong-hun |
Vice chairman | Ri Chung-bok |
| Affiliations | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
Volunteers | 3,300 |
| Website | www |
| Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon Minjujuui Inmin Gonghwagung Jeoksipjahoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Chŏksipcha Hoe |
The Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK RCS;[2] Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 적십자회; MR: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk Chŏksipcha[3]) is the national Red Cross Society of North Korea. It was founded as the Red Cross Society of North Korea on 18 October 1946 by the Soviet-backed occupational government.[4]
It was admitted into the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on 11 May 1956. This admittance had a great symbolic importance, as the North Korean regime remained outside most international organizations for decades.
The DPRK RCS is active in flood relief work as flooding is a prominent humanitarian problem in North Korea. Issues related to water supply, damage to the infrastructure, landslides, a need for food aid, homelessness and waterborne diseases are also other humanitarian problems faced by the DPRK RCS.
The society has participated in family reunions of Korean families separated by the Korean War and in repatriation of Japanese Koreans. Other humanitarian and relief activities abroad have targeted China, India, Iran, the former Soviet Union, Argentina, Jamaica, Egypt, Benin, and Somalia.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ifrc_Korewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Annual Report 2012" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 30 April 2013. p. 1. MAAKP002.
- ^ "geonames – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies". Geonames. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Report of the DPRK Association for Human Rights Studies 2014, p. 48.