List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest group of humanitarian non-governmental organisations. The Movement is composed of the following bodies:
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a committee of Swiss nationals based in Geneva, Switzerland, which leads the international movement and which has special responsibilities under international humanitarian law.
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS), which is the composed body of all the national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and was established to coordinate international relief actions and promote humanitarian activities.
- The 181 individual national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. These are listed below:
- *Afghanistan: Afghan Red Crescent Society
- *Albania: Albanian Red Cross
- *Algeria: Algerian Red Crescent
- *Andorra: Andorra Red Cross
- *Angola: Angola Red Cross
- *Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society
- *Argentina: Argentine Red Cross
- *Armenia: Armenian Red Cross Society
- *Australia: Australian Red Cross
- *Austria: Austrian Red Cross
- *Azerbaijan: Red Crescent Society of Azerbaijan
- *Bahamas: Bahamas Red Cross
- *Bahrain: Bahrain Red Crescent Society
- *Bangladesh: Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
- *Barbados: Barbados Red Cross Society
- *Belarus: Belarusian Red Cross
- *Belgium: Belgian Red Cross
- *Benin: Red Crescent Society of Benin
- *Belize: Belize Red Cross Society
- *Bosnia and Herzegovina: Red Crescent of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- *Botswana: Botswana Red Cross Society
- *Bolivia: Bolivian Red Cross
- *Brazil: Brazilian Red Cross
- *British Virgin Islands: British Virgin Islands Red Cross
- *Brunei Darussalam: Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society
- *Bulgaria: Bulgarian Red Cross
- *Burkina Faso: Burkinabe Red Cross Society
- *Burundi: Burundi Red Cross
- *Cambodia: Cambodian Red Cross Society
- *Cameroon: Cameroon Red Cross Society
- *Canada: Canadian Red Cross
- *Cape Verde: Red Cross of Cape Verde
- *Central African Republic: Central African Red Cross Society
- *Chad: Red Cross of Chad
- *Chile: Chilean Red Cross
- *China: China Red Cross
- *Colombia: Colombian Red Cross
- *Comoros: Comoros Red Crescent
- *Democratic Republic of Congo: Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- *Cook Islands: Cook Islands Red Cross
- *Costa Rica: Costa Rica Red Cross
- *Côte d'Ivoire: Red Cross Society of Côte d'Ivoire
- *Croatia: Croatian Red Cross
- *Cuba: Cuban Red Cross
- *Cyprus: Cyprus Red Cross
- *Czech Republic: Czech Red Cross
- *Denmark: Danish Red Cross
- *Djibouti: Red Crescent Society of Djibouti
- *Dominica: Dominica Red Cross Society
- *Dominican Republic: Dominican Red Cross
- *Ecuador: Ecuadorian Red Cross
- *Egypt: Egyptian Red Crescent Society
- *Equatorial Guinea: Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea
- *Eritrea: Red Cross Society of Eritrea
- *Estonia: Estonian Red Cross
- *Ethiopia: Ethiopian Red Cross Society
- *Fiji: Fiji Red Cross Society
- *Finland: Finnish Red Cross
- *France: French Red Cross
- *Gabon: Gabonese Red Cross Society
- *Gambia: Gambia Red Cross Society
- *Georgia: Red Cross Society of Georgia
- *Germany: German Red Cross
- *Ghana: Ghana Red Cross Society
- *Grenada: Grenada Red Cross Society
- *Guatemala: Guatemalan Red Cross
- *Guinea: Red Cross Society of Guinea
- *Guinea-Bissau: Red Cross Society of Guinea-Bissau
- *Guyana: Guyana Red Cross
- *Greece: Hellenic Red Cross
- *Haiti: Haitian National Red Cross Society
- *Honduras: Honduran Red Cross
- *Hong Kong: Hong Kong Red Cross
- *Hungary: Hungarian Red Cross
- *Iceland: Icelandic Red Cross
- *India: Indian Red Cross Society
- *Indonesia: Indonesian Red Cross Society
- *Republic of Ireland: Irish Red Cross
- *Italy: Italian Red Cross
- *Iran: Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- *Iraq: Iraqi Red Crescent Society
- *Ireland: Irish Red Cross Society
- *Israel: Magen David Adom
- *Jamaica: Jamaican Red Cross
- *Japan: Japanese Red Cross Society
- *Jordan: Jordan National Red Crescent Society
- *Kazakhstan: Kazakh Red Crescent and Red Cross Society
- *Kenya: Kenya Red Cross Society
- *Kiribati: Kiribati Red Cross Society
- *North Korea: Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- *South Korea: Republic of Korea National Red Cross
- *Kuwait: Kuwait Red Crescent Society
- *Kyrgystan: Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan
- *Lao: Lao Red Cross
- *Latvia: Latvian Red Cross
- *Lebanon: Lebanese Red Cross
- *Lesotho: Lesotho Red Cross Society
- *Liberia: Liberian Red Cross Society
- *Libya: Libyan Red Crescent
- *Lithuania: Lithuanian Red Cross
- *Luxembourg: Luxembourg Red Cross
- *Macau: Macau Red Cross
- *Macedonia: Red Cross of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- *Madagascar: Malagasy Red Cross Society
- *Malawi: Malawi Red Cross Society
- *Malaysia: Malaysian Red Crescent Society
- *Mali: Mali Red Cross
- *Malta: Malta Red Cross Society
- *Mauritania: Mauritanian Red Crescent
- *Mauritius: Mauritius Red Cross Society
- *Mexico: Mexican Red Cross
- *Micronesia: Micronesia Red Cross Society
- *Moldova: Red Cross Society of the Republic of Moldova
- *Monaco: Red Cross Society of Monaco
- *Mongolian: Mongolian Red Cross Society
- *Morroco: Morrocan Red Crescent
- *Mozambique: Mozambique Red Cross Society
- *Myanmar: Myanmar Red Cross Society
- *Namibia: Namibia Red Cross Society
- *Nepal: Nepal Red Cross Society
- *Netherlands: Netherlands Red Cross
- *New Zealand: New Zealand Red Cross
- *Nicaragua: Nicaraguan Red Cross
- *Niger: Red Cross Society of Niger
- *Nigeria: Nigerian Red Cross Society
- *Norway: Norwegian Red Cross
- *Pakistan: Pakistan Red Crescent Society
- *Palau: Palau Red Cross Society
- *Palestine: Palestine Red Crescent
- *Panama: Red Cross Society of Panama
- *Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society
- *Paraguay: Paraguayan Red Cross
- *Peru: Peruvian Red Cross
- *Philippines: Philippine National Red Cross
- *Poland: Polish Red Cross
- *Portugal: Portuguese Red Cross
- *Qatar: Qatar Red Crescent Society
- *Romania: Romanian Red Cross
- *Russia: Russian Red Cross Society
- *Rwanda: Rwandan Red Cross
- *Saint Kitts and Nevis: Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society
- *Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia Red Cross
- *Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross
- *El Salvador: Salvadorean Red Cross Society
- *Samoa: Samoa Red Cross Society
- *San Marino: Red Cross of the Republic of San Marino
- *Sao Tome and Principe: Sao Tome and Principe Red Cross
- *Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society
- *Senegal: Senegalese Red Cross Society
- *Serbia: Red Cross of Serbia
- *Seychelles: Seychelles Red Cross Society
- *Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Red Cross Society
- *Singapore: Singapore Red Cross Society
- *Slovakia: Slovak Red Cross
- *Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands Red Cross
- *Somalia: Somali Red Crescent Society
- *South Africa: South African Red Cross Society
- *Spain: Spanish Red Cross
- *Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society
- *Sudan: Sudanese Red Crescent
- *Suriname: Suriname Red Cross
- *Sweden: Swedish Red Cross
- *Switzerland: Swiss Red Cross
- *Syria: Syrian Arab Red Crescent
- *Republic of China (Taiwan): Red Cross Society of China
- *Tajikstan: Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan
- *Tanzania: Tanzania Red Cross National Society
- *Thailand: Thai Red Cross Society
- *East Timor: Timor-Leste Red Cross Society
- *Togo: Togolese Red Cross
- *Kingdom of Tonga: Tonga Red Cross Society
- *Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society
- *Tunisia: Tunisian Red Crescent
- *Turkey: Turkish Red Crescent
- *Turkmenistan: Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan
- *Uganda: Uganda Red Cross Society
- *Ukraine: Ukrainian Red Cross Society
- *Uruguay: Uruguayan Red Cross
- *United Arab Emirates: Red Crescent Society of the United Arab Emirates
- *United Kingdom: British Red Cross
- *United States: American Red Cross
- *Uzbekistan: Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan
- *Vanuatu: Vanuatu Red Cross Society
- *Venezuelan: Venezuelan Red Cross
- *Vietnam: Red Cross of Viet Nam
- *Yemen: Yemen Red Crescent Society
- *Zambia: Zambia Red Cross Society
- *Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
See also
External links
- [International Committee of the Red Cross]
- *[National Societies profiles]
- [International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies]
- [International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]
- [American Red Cross]
- [Canadian Red Cross]
- [Australian Red Cross]
- [Finland's Red Cross]
- [Portuguese Red Cross]
- [Danish Red Cross]
- [Red Cross Society of China]
- [Taiwan Red Cross Organisation]
- [Hong Kong Branch of Red Cross Society of China]
- [Philippine National Red Cross]
- [Turkish Red Crescent]
- [Brazilian Red Cross]
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