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: Afghanistan Red Crescent
- Andorra: Andorran Red Cross
- Argentina: Argentine Red Cross
- Australia: Australian Red Cross
- Austria: Austrian Red Cross
- Bahamas: Bahamas Red Cross
- Bangladesh: Bangladesh Red Crescent
- Belgium: Belgian Red Cross
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Red Crescent of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bolivia: Bolivian Red Cross
- Brazil: Brazilian Red Cross
- Bulgaria: Bulgarian Red Cross
- Canada: Canadian Red Cross
- Chile: Chilean Red Cross
- China: China Red Cross
- Colombia: Colombian Red Cross
- Costa Rica: Costa Rican Red Cross
- Croatia: Croatian Red Cross
- Cyprus: Cyprus Red Cross
- Denmark: Danish Red Cross
- Estonia: Estonian Red Cross
- Finland: Finnish Red Cross
- France: French Red Cross
- Germany: German Red Cross
- Guatemala: Guatemalan Red Cross
- Guyana: Guyana Red Cross
- Greece: Hellenic Red Cross
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Red Cross
- Iceland: Icelandic Red Cross
- India: Indian Red Cross
- Indonesia: Indonesian Red Cross
- Republic of Ireland: Irish Red Cross
- Italy: Italian Red Cross
- Iran: Iranian Red Crescent Society
- Israel: Magen David Adom (Observer)
- Jamaica: Jamaican Red Cross
- Japan: Japanese Red Cross
- Republic of Korea: Republic of Korea National Red Cross
- Lebanon: Lebanese Red Cross
- Luxembourg: Red Cross of Luxembourg
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Red Cross
- Macau: Macau Red Cross
- Malaysia: Malaysian Red Crescent
- Malta: Malta Red Cross Society
- Mexico: Mexican Red Cross
- Monaco: Red Cross Society of Monaco
- Namibia: Namibia Red Cross Society
- Nepal: Nepal Red Cross
- Netherlands: Netherlands Red Cross
- New Zealand: New Zealand Red Cross
- Nicaragua: Nicaraguan Red Cross
- Norway: Norwegian Red Cross
- Pakistan: Pakistan Red Crescent Society
- Palestine: Palestine Red Crescent (Observer)
- Panama: Red Cross Society of Panama
- Philippines: Philippine National Red Cross
- Poland: Polish Red Cross
- Portugal: Portuguese Red Cross
- Russia: Russian Red Cross Society
- El Salvador: Salvadorean Red Cross Society
- San Marino: Red Cross of the Republic of San Marino
- Serbia and Montenegro: Red Cross of Serbia and Montenegro
- Seychelles: Red Cross Society of Seychelles
- Singapore: Singapore Red Cross
- Spain: Spanish Red Cross
- Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Red Cross
- Sweden: Swedish Red Cross
- Switzerland: Swiss Red Cross
- Republic of China (Taiwan): Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
- Thailand: Thai Red Cross
- Turkey: Turkish Red Crescent
- Ukraine: Ukrainian Red Cross Society
- Uruguay: Uruguay Red Cross Society
- United Kingdom: British Red Cross
- United States: American Red Cross
- Uzbekistan: Red Crescent Society of Uzbekistan
- Venezuelan: Venezuelan Red Cross
- Vietnam: Viet Nam Red Cross
- Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Red Cross Society
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See also
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External links
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- 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 Crossde:Liste der nationalen Rotkreuz- und Rothalbmond-Gesellschaften