International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Tilichenko Mihail KT Bo2-3

INTERNATIONAL
RED CROSS AND

RED CRESCENT
MOVEMENT
Ti l i c h e n k o M i h a i l
KTbo2-3
GENERAL INFORMATION
The International Committee of the Red Cross was founded on 24 June 1863 (157 years ago).
The ICRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and 189 National
Societies. It is the oldest and most honoured organization within the Movement and one of the
most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes in
1917, 1944, and 1963.
State parties (signatories) to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols
of 1977 (Protocol I, Protocol II) and 2005 have given the ICRC a mandate to protect victims of
international and internal armed conflicts. Such victims include war wounded, prisoners,
refugees, civilians, and other non-combatants.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian
movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was
founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent
human suffering. The movement consists of several distinct organizations that are legally
independent from each other, but are united within the movement through common basic
principles, objectives, symbols, statutes and governing organisations.
1. Humanity
2. Impartiality
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE 3. Neutrality
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED 4. Independence
CRESCENT MOVEMENT:
5. Voluntary Service
6. Unity
7. Universality
The Mission of the
1. ICRC
to monitor compliance of warring parties with the Geneva Conventions
2. to organize nursing and care for those who are wounded on the battlefield
3. to supervise the treatment of prisoners of war
4. to help with the search for missing persons in an armed conflict (tracing service)
5. to organize protection and care for civil populations
6. to arbitrate between warring parties in an armed conflict
7. to promote humanitarian principles and values
8. .to provide relief assistance in emergency situations of large magnitude, such as natural disasters
9. to support the national societies with disaster preparedness through the education of voluntary
members and the provision of equipment and relief supplies
10. to support local health care projects
11. to support the national societies with youth-related activities

NATIONAL SOCIETIES
WITHIN THE MOVEMENT
National Red Cross and Red Crescent societies exist in
nearly every country in the world. Within their home country,
they take on the duties and responsibilities of a national relief
society as defined by International Humanitarian Law.
Within the Movement, the ICRC is responsible for legally
recognizing a relief society as an official national Red Cross
or Red Crescent society. The exact rules for recognition are
defined in the statutes of the Movement. Depending on their
respective human, technical, financial, and organizational
resources, many national societies take on additional
humanitarian tasks within their home countries such as blood
donation services or acting as civilian Emergency Medical
Service (EMS) providers. The ICRC and the International
Federation cooperate with the national societies in their
international missions, especially with human, material, and
financial resources and organizing on-site logistics.
Funding and financial matters
The 2010 budget of the ICRC amounts to about 1156 million Swiss
francs. All payments to the ICRC are voluntary and are received as
donations based on two types of appeals issued by the Committee:
an annual Headquarters Appeal to cover its internal costs and
Emergency Appeals for its individual missions.
Most of the ICRC's funding comes from Switzerland and the United
States, with the other European states and the EU close behind.
Together with Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand, they
contribute about 80–85% of the ICRC's budget. About 3% comes
from private gifts, and the rest comes from national Red Cross
societies.
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INTERNATIONAL

RED CROSS AND

3. to supervise the treatment of prisoners of war

5. to organize protection and care for civil populations

6. to arbitrate between warring parties in an armed conflict

7. to promote humanitarian principles and values

10. to support local health care projects

11. to support the national societies with youth-related activities

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