Non - Governmental Initiative Through Red Cross Movement

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian institution based in
Geneva, Switzerland.
The mission of ICRC is to alleviate human suffering, uphold human dignity, protect life and
health, especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. ICRC is present in every
country and is supported by millions of volunteers.
Latest context on International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –
The Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gujarat, an institution of national importance in

India and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional delegation in New
Delhi on 10 December 2020 virtually signed a Memorandum of Understanding on academics,
research, training, capacity building and extension activities.
 The aim is to generate awareness, know-how and create a specialized human resource
for security, strategy, capacity building and R&D expertise.
 To leverage ICRC and RRU work together for addressing major issues concerning
security, defense and international humanitarian law.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –

Overview
With its mandate to protect the victims of International and Internal armed conflicts, ICRC
has been three-time Nobel Prize Laureates.
ICRC is a part of the International Red Cross and Red Cresent Movement along with the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Society and 192 National Societies.
Overview of the International Committee of the Red Cross are as follows:
Formation 17 February 1863

Type Private humanitarian organization
Purpose Protecting victims of conflicts
Regions Served Worldwide
President Peter Maurer
Vice President Gilles Carbonnier
Director-General Robert Mardini
Staff 15,448 (average number of ICRC staff in 2016)
Origin and Development of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
1. The International Committee of the Red Cross came into being in 1864 by the work of
Jean-Henri Dunant, a Swiss humanitarian, who organised emergency aid for the
wounded soldiers of Austria and France in the Battle of Solferino in 1859.
2. In his book UN Souvenir de Solferino (1862; “A Memory of Solferino”), Dunant
proposed voluntary relief societies in all countries.
3. The Geneva Convention of 1864 committed the signatory governments to care for the
wounded of war, whether enemy or friend. This Convention was revised and new
conventions to protect victims of warfare at sea (1907), prisoners of war (1929), and
civilians in times of war (1949) were adopted.
4. The Red Cross is the name used in the countries under Christian sponsorship while
Red Crescent is used in the Muslim countries.
5. The ICRC is a private institution acting as a neutral and independent intermediary in
humanitarian matters during international conflicts and other international
disturbances. Its work is prompted by the desire to promote humane conduct and is
guided by empathy for the victims. The ICRC remains detached from all political
issues related to the conflict.
Objectives of ICRC
1. The ICRC acts to help all victims of war and internal violence, attempting to ensure
implementation of humanitarian rules restricting armed violence.
2. Its mission arises from the basic human desire to lay down a rule governing the use of
force in war and to safeguard the dignity of the weak.
3. With a mandate from the international community to help victims of war and internal
violence and to promote compliance with International humanitarian law, the ICRC
strives for protecting and assisting the victims of armed conflict and internal violence
so as to preserve their physical integrity and their dignity and to enable them to regain
their autonomy as quickly as possible.
Structure of ICRC
1. The Red Cross consists of the International Committee, the League of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies and the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
2. The International Committee is an independent council of 25 Swiss citizens.
3. During a war, the Committee acts as an intermediary among belligerents and also
among National Red Cross Societies.
4. It visits prisoners in war camps and provides relief supplies, mail and information for
their relatives.
5. The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies help in providing relief to
victims of national disaster and aid in the development of national societies.
Activities of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
1. Being a humanitarian agency, the Red Cross has national affiliates in almost every
country in the world.
2. It was established primarily to care for the victims of war but now the organisation is
also involved in the task of aiding in the prevention and relief of human suffering
which includes first aid, accident prevention, water safety, training of nurses’ aids and
mothers’ assistants and maintenance of maternal and child welfare centres and
medical clinics, blood banks and many other services.
3. The ICRC acts in consultation with all other organizations involved in humanitarian
work.
4. It systematically reminds all military and civilian authorities directly involved in
armed conflict or internal violence of their obligations under international
humanitarian law and the other humanitarian rules by which they are bound.
5. The Committee acts as an intermediary between the parties to armed conflict and
promotes dialogue in situations of internal violence, with a view to finding solutions
for matters of humanitarian concern.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian institution based in

Latest context on International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –

The Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gujarat, an institution of national importance in

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) –

Overview of the International Committee of the Red Cross are as follows:

Formation 17 February 1863

Origin and Development of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Activities of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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