International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)
Comité Internacional de la Cruz Roja (CICR)
Internationales Komitee vom Roten Kreuz (IKRK)
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URL: https://www.icrc.org/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icrc/
Founded
1863-02-17 Geneva Switzerland
History
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Protect and assist civilian and military victims of armed conflicts and internal disturbances on a strictly neutral and impartial basis.
Events
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Cooperation agreement with: D-XD3030 - OAS; C-XC4129 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); B-XB3383 - UNESCO. Memorandum of Understanding with: E-XE3016 - UNHCR. Agreement with: D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE). Cooperates with: E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Observers include: B-XB0971 - FAO; E-XE3382 - UNDP. Follows the activities of and Permanent Observer to: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC. Observer status with: E-XK1837 - Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI); B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM); D-XD7721 - Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC). Official observer of: E-XJ1672 - Pacific Islands Law Officers' Network (PILON). Guest status with: E-XC2507 - Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Countries and F-XK0563 - Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) - represented at Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries. Manages: F-XF2637 - Arolsen Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution. Regular contacts with: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC); B-XB3548 - WHO. Signatory to the Framework Partnership Agreement of: ECHO. Invited to sessions of Intergovernmental Council of: F-XE2379 - International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). Collaborates with: C-XC1506 - International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO). Partner in: E-XE3596 - Peace Implementation Council. Represented on: E-XE4141 - International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). Supported the setting up of: F-XF4580 - International Criminal Court (ICC). Member of: E-XE4201 - Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Agreement with: F-XF2508 - Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
The ICRC, B-XB2907 - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the 178 National Societies constitute the F-XF2405 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Permanent observer of: A-XA1762 - International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA). Member of: F-XF6345 - Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP); G-XG0431 - Centre for Information, Counseling and Training Professions Relating to International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (CINFO); F-XF6980 - Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium (DRM); F-XN4518 - European Policy Centre (EPC); F-XJ3541 - Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC); B-XB1766 - International Council on Archives (ICA); C-XC0047 - World Water Council (WWC). Institutional member of: E-XF2989 - Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS). Participates in: F-XF6064 - Business Humanitarian Forum (BHF). Represented on the Organizing Committee of: E-XF4980 - Hague Appeal for Peace (HAP). Represented on the Steering Committee of: E-XM0042 - Global Humanitarian Platform (GHP). In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Partner of: E-XE5021 - WorldFish. Supports: F-XF3360 - Asia-Pacific Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (APN+); E-XE4606 - International News Safety Institute (INSI). Cooperates with: F-XF2314 - College of Europe. Instrumental in setting up: G-XF9950 - Paul Reuter Fund; U-XE8685 - Institut Henry-Dunant (IHD).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
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XF1623
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