The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies:
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. It takes action in response to emergencies and at the same time promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is an international membership organization that unites 191 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and supports them through a global secretariat. The IFRC acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. It is also based in Geneva, Switzerland.
- The 191 individual National Societies of the ′International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies′, which despite the name includes the Red Star of David Society in Israel.[1]
Members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
[edit]The data of the members of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can be found on the Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System (FDRS).[1][2] It provides data insights on the world's largest humanitarian network of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world.
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Pashto: د افغاني سرې میاشتې ټولنې Persian: جمعیت هلال احمر افغانی |
1934 | [1] |
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Albanian: Kryqi i Kuq Shqiptar | 4 October 1921 | [2] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الجزائري | 1957 | [3] |
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Catalan: Creu Roja Andorrana | 24 March 1994 | [4] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Angola | 1978 | [5] |
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20 October 1983 | [6] | |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Argentina | 9 June 1880 | [7] |
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Armenian: Հայկական Կարմիր խաչի ընկերությունն | 19 March 1920 | [8] |
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Dutch: Rode Kruis Aruba Papiamento: Cruz Cora Aruba |
31 October 1957 | [9] |
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28 June 1941 | [10] | |
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German: Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz | 14 March 1880 | [11] |
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Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Qızıl Aypara Cəmiyyət | 10 March 1920 | [12] |
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1939 | [13] | |
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Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر البحريني | 1971 | [14] |
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Bengali: বাংলাদেশ রেড ক্রিসেন্ট সোসাইটি | 16 December 1971 | [15] |
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24 July 1969 | [16] | |
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Dutch: Belgische Rode Kruis French: Croix-Rouge de Belgique German: Belgisches Rotes Kreuz |
4 February 1864 | [17] [18] [19] |
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1950 | [20] | |
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French: Croix-Rouge béninoise | 1963 | [21] |
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Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཉེན་སྒྲོལ་སྡེ་ཚོགས། | 8 May 2017 | [22] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Boliviana | 15 May 1917 | [23] |
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Bosnian: Društvo Crvenog krsta Bosne i Hercegovine Serbian: Друштво Цервеног крста Босне и Херцеговине Croatian: Društvo Crvenog križa Bosne i Hercegovine |
7 November 2001 | [24] |
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1968 | [25] | |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha Brasileira | 5 December 1908 | [26] |
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Malay: Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawa: ڤرساتوان بولن سابيت ميره نݢارا بروني دارالسلام |
1997 | [27] |
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Bulgarian: Български червен кръст | 20 September 1885 | [28] |
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French: Croix-Rouge burkinabè | 31 July 1961 | [29] |
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French: Croix-Rouge du Burundi | 1963 | [30] |
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Khmer: កាកបាទក្រហមកម្ពុជា | 18 February 1955 | [31] |
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French: Croix-Rouge camerounaise | 30 April 1960 | [32] |
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French: Croix-Rouge canadienne | 4 October 1921 | [33] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Cabo Verde | 1984 | [34] |
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French: Croix-Rouge centrafricaine | 1966 | [35] |
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Arabic: الصليب الأحمر التشادي French: Croix-Rouge du Tchad |
1983 | [36] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Chilena | 18 December 1903 | [37] |
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Chinese: 中国红十字会 | 1950 | [38] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Colombiana | 30 July 1915 | [39] |
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French: Croissant-Rouge comorien Arabic: الهلال الأحمر القمري |
1982 | [40] |
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French: Croix-Rouge congolaise | [41] | |
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French: Croix-Rouge de la République Démocratique du Congo Swahili: Msalaba Mwekundu la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Kongo |
4 January 1924 | [42] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Costarricense | 1885 | [44] |
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French: Croix-Rouge de Côte d’Ivoire | [45] | |
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Croatian: Hrvatski Crveni križ | 1878 | [46] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Cubana | 1909 | [47] |
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Greek: Κυπριακός Ερυθρός Σταυρός Turkish: Kıbrıs Kızılhaç |
1950 | [48] |
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Czech: Český červený kříž | 5 June 1993 | [49] |
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Danish: Dansk Røde Kors | 26 April 1876 | [50] |
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French: Croissant-Rouge de Djibouti Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الجيبوتي |
1 August 1977 | [51] |
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1981 | [52] | |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Dominicana | 1927 | [53] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Leste | 2000 | [54] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Ecuatoriana | 22 April 1910 | [55] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر المصري | 1911 | [56] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Salvadoreña | 28 March 1885 | [57] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja de Guinea Ecuatorial French: Croix-Rouge de Guinée équatoriale Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha da Guiné Equatorial |
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26 April 1876 | [58] | |
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Estonian: Eesti Punane Rist | 24 February 1919 | [59] |
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Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር | 8 July 1935 | [60] |
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1972 | [61] | |
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Finnish: Suomen Punainen Risti Swedish: Finlands Röda Kors |
7 May 1877 | [62] |
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French: Croix-Rouge française | 25 May 1864 | [63] |
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French: Croix-Rouge gabonaise | [64] | |
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1966 | [65] | |
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Georgian: საქართველოს წითელი ჯვრი | 1918 | [66] |
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German: Deutsches Rotes Kreuz | 25 January 1921 | [67] |
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1958 | [68] | |
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Greek: Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρός | 10 June 1877 | [69] |
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August 1987 | [70] | |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Guatemalteca | 22 April 1923 | [71] |
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French: Croix-Rouge guinéenne | 1984 | [72] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha da Guiné-Bissau | ||
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French: Croix-Rouge haïtienne Haitian Creole: Kwa Wouj Ayisyen |
29 May 1932 | [74] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Hondureña | 24 September 1937 | [75] |
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Chinese: 香港紅十字會 | 12 July 1950 | [76] |
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Hungarian: Magyar Vöröskereszt | 1881 | [77] |
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Icelandic: Rauði kross Íslands | 10 December 1924 | [78] |
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Hindi: भारतीय रेड क्रॉस सोसायटी | 1920 | [79] |
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Indonesian: Palang Merah Indonesia | 17 September 1945 | [80] |
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Persian: جمعیت هلال احمر جمهوری اسلامی ایران | 1922 | [81] |
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Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر العراقي Kurdish: مانگی سووری عێراق |
1932 | [82] |
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Irish: Crois Dhearg na hÉireann | 6 July 1939 | [83] |
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Hebrew: מגן דוד אדום | 7 June 1930 | [84] |
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Italian: Croce Rossa Italiana | 7 February 1884 | [85] |
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8 April 1948 | [86] | |
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Japanese: 日本赤十字社 | 1 May 1877 | [87] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الأردني | 1950 | [88] |
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Kazakh: Қазақстанның Қызыл Айы / Qazaqstannyñ Qyzyl Аiy Russian: Красный Полумесяц Казахстана |
5 March 1937 | [89] |
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Swahili: Msalaba Mwekundu la Kenya | 1965 | [90] |
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1965 | [91] | |
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Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر الكويت | 10 January 1966 | [92] |
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Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан Кызыл Ай Russian: Красный Полумесяц Кыргызстана |
1936 | [93] |
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Lao: ອົງການກາແດງແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ | 1955 | [94] |
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Latvian: Latvijas Sarkanais Krusts | 20 November 1918 | [95] |
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Arabic: الصليب الأحمر اللبناني | 9 July 1945 | [96] |
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Sotho: Mokhatlo oa Sefapano se Sefubelu sa Lesotho | 9 November 1967 | [97] |
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January 1919 | [98] | |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الليبي | 5 October 1957 | [99] |
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German: Liechtensteinisches Rotes Kreuz | 30 April 1945 | [100] |
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Lithuanian: Lietuvos Raudonasis Kryžius | 1919 | [101] |
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French: Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise German: Luxemburgisches Rotes Kreuz Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerger Rout Kräiz |
1914 | [102] |
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Chinese: 澳門紅十字會 Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Macau |
1943 | [103] |
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Malagasy: Vokovoko Mena Malagasy French: Croix-Rouge malagasy |
7 August 1963 | [104] |
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1966 | [105] | |
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Malay: Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia | 1957 | [106] |
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Dhivehi: ދިވެހި ރެޑް ކްރެސެންޓް | 16 August 2009 | [107] |
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French: Croix-Rouge malienne | 1965 | [108] |
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Maltese: Soċjetà Maltija tas-Salib l-Aħmar | 30 April 1945 | [109] |
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26 November 2013 | [110] | |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الموريتاني | 1970 | |
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French: Croix-Rouge de Maurice | [111] | |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Mexicana | 21 February 1910 | [112] |
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Romanian: Societatea de Cruce Roșie din Moldova | 21 February 1910 | [113] |
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French: Croix-Rouge monégasque | 1948 | [114] |
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Mongolian: Монголын улаан загалмай нийгэмлэг | 1939 | [115] |
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Montenegrin: Crveni krst Crne Gore Montenegrin Cyrillic: Црвени крст Црне Горе |
1875 | [116] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر المغربي French: Croissant-Rouge marocain |
1957 | [117] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Moçambique | 21 February 1910 | [118] |
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Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ကြက်ခြေနီ အသင်း | 1 April 1937 | [119] |
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Afrikaans: Namibiese Rooi Kruis | 1992 | [120] |
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Nepali: नेपाल रेडक्रस सोसाइटी | 1963 | [121] |
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Dutch: Nederlandse Rode Kruis | 1867 | [122] |
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Māori: Rīpeka Whero Aotearoa | 1911 | [123] |
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French: Croix-Rouge nigérienne | 1963 | [124] |
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1960 | [125] | |
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Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 적십자회 | 18 October 1946 | [126] |
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Macedonian: Црвен крст на Северна Македонија Albanian: Kryqi i Kuq i Maqedonisë së Veriut |
17 March 1945 | [127] |
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Norwegian: Norges Røde Kors Nynorsk: Noregs Raude Kross |
22 September 1865 | [128] |
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Urdu: ہلالِ احمر پاکستان | 20 December 1947 | [129] |
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1977 | [130] | |
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Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني | 1968 | [131] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Panameña | 1917 | [132] |
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1977 | [133] | |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Paraguaya | [134] | |
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Tagalog: Krus na Pula ng Pilipinas | 1947 | [135] |
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Polish: Polski Czerwony Krzyż | 18 January 1919 | [136] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa | 11 February 1865 | [137] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر القطري | 1978 | [138] |
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Romanian: Crucea Roșie Română | 4 July 1876 | [139] |
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Russian: Российский Красный Крест | 15 May 1867 | [140] |
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French: Croix-Rouge rwandaise | 1962 | |
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1949 | [141] | |
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Samoan: Koluse Mumu o Sāmoa | 1952 | [142] |
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Italian: Croce Rossa Sammarinese | 1949 | [143] |
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Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de São Tomé e Príncipe | 1976 | [144] |
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Arabic: هيئة الهلال الأحمر السعودي | 1934 | [145] |
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French: Croix-Rouge sénégalaise | 1962 | [146] |
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Serbian: Црвени крст Србије / Crveni krst Srbije | 6 February 1876 | [147] |
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French: Croix-Rouge des Seychelles | [148] | |
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1962 | ||
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Chinese: 新加坡红十字会 Malay: Persatuan Palang Merah Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் செஞ்சிலுவை சங்கம் |
30 September 1949 | [149] |
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Slovak: Slovenský Červený kríž | 8 December 1992 | [150] |
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Slovene: Rdeči križ Slovenije | 8 June 1944 | [151] |
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Somali: Ururka Bisha Cas ee Soomaaliyeed Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر الصومالي |
1963 | [153] |
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Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Rooi Kruisvereniging | 1921 | [154] |
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Korean: 대한적십자사 | 27 October 1905 | [155] |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Española Catalan: Creu Roja Espanyola Galician: Cruz Vermella Española Basque: Espainiako Gurutze Gorria |
6 July 1864 | [156] |
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Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රතු කුරුස සමාජය Tamil: இலங்கை செஞ்சிலுவை சங்கம் |
1936 | [157] |
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Arabic: الهلال الاحمر السوداني | 1923 | [158] |
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Dutch: Surinaamse Rode Kruis | [159] | |
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Swedish: Svenska Röda Korset | 1865 | [160] |
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German: Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz French: Croix-Rouge suisse Italian: Croce Rossa Svizzera Romansh: Crusch Cotschna Svizra |
1866 | [161] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر العربي السوري | 1942 | [162] |
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Tajik: Ҳилоли Аҳмари Тоҷикистон Russian: Красный Полумесяц Таджикистана |
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Swahili: Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu Tanzania | 1962 | [163] |
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Thai: สภากาชาดไทย | 26 April 1893 | [164] |
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French: Croix-Rouge togolaise | 1959 | [165] |
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1961 | [166] | |
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12 July 1939 | [167] | |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر التونسي | 1956 | |
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Turkish: Türk Kızılay | 1868 | [168] |
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Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Gyzyl Ýarymaý Milli Jemgyýeti | 1926 | [169] |
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Swahili: Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu nchini Uganda | 1964 | [171] |
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Ukrainian: Товариство Червоного Хреста України | 18 April 1918 | [172] |
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Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الإماراتي | 1983 | [173] |
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Welsh: Y Groes Goch Brydeinig | 4 August 1870 | [174] |
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21 May 1881 | [175] | |
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Spanish: Cruz Roja Uruguaya | 5 March 1897 | [176] |
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Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Qizil Yarim Oy Jamiyati | 14 November 1925 | [177] |
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1992 | [178] | |
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Spanish: Sociedad Venezolana de la Cruz Roja | 1895 | [179] |
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Vietnamese: Hội Chữ thập đỏ Việt Nam | 23 November 1946 | [180] |
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Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر اليمني | 1968 | |
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1966 | [181] | |
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1981 | [182] |
States which currently do not have National Societies that are active members of the IFRC
[edit]National Society is not a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
[edit]- Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands Red Cross[3]
- Indonesia: Indonesian Red Crescent Society , in competition with the Indonesian Red Cross Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition)
- Kosovo: Red Cross of Kosovo[4]
- Northern Cyprus: North Cyprus Red Crescent Society (observer)
- Rojava: Kurdish Red Crescent (only states are authorized to use Red Crescent or the Red Cross symbols)
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Sahrawi Red Crescent (observer)[5][6]
- Taiwan (Republic of China):
- Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (previously recognized by the ICRC, but not a member or observer of the Federation)
- Red Swastika Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition)
IFRC membership suspended
[edit]- Belarus: Belarus Red Cross (IFRC membership suspended on December 1, 2023)[7]
- Peru: Peruvian Red Cross, its IFRC membership was suspended on August 12, 2022[8]
States which have no National Society at all
[edit]Nauru, Niue, Oman, and the Vatican City are the states without national societies, along with the states with limited recognition, such as Abkhazia, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Transnistria.
Nicaragua's National Society, Nicaraguan Red Cross, was dissolved by Nicaragua's parliament on May 9, 2023.[9]
See also
[edit]- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Black Cross Nurses
- International Blue Cross
- Green Cross International
- German Green Cross, Austrian Black Cross, Black Cross Christian Delegate Aid
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Societies directory". www.ifrc.org. Geneva, Switzerland: IFRC. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Federation-wide databank and reporting system". www.ifrc.org (database). Geneva, Switzerland: IFRC. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Reyði Krossur Føroya - Forsíða". Reyði Krossur Føroya. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Kryqi Kuq i Kosovës". redcross-ks.org. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Refugee Participation Network 7" (PDF). The Fearless Children of the Stone: Refugee Studies Program. Oxford. February 1990. p. 19.
The Sahrawi Red Crescent has observer status with the League of Red Cross Societies and is the formal channel for all external assistance to the Sahrawi people, (full membership is precluded until SADR has gained membership of the United Nations).
- ^ Diego Aguirre; Jose Ramón (1991). Guerra en el Sáhara Istmo ed. p. 176. ISBN 8470902520.
...in April the Sahrawi Red Crescent obtained the status of observer at the IX Congress of the Arab Red Crescent, analog to the International Red Cross, what supposed also the boycott of this reunion by Morocco.
- ^ "Statement on the suspension of the Belarus Red Cross as a member of the IFRC". International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent So cieties. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Statement on suspension of the Peruvian Red Cross as a member of IFRC | IFRC". www.ifrc.org. 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Nicaragua orders closure of Red Cross in continuing crackdown". Al Jazeera. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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