International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Fédération internationale des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge
Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja
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URL: https://www.ifrc.org/
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Founded
1919-05-05 Paris France
History
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As a volunteer-based humanitarian network, act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people, impartial to nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, class and political opinions.
Events
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Main United Nations partners: UNICEF; WHO; F-XE3543 - World Food Programme (WFP). Recognized by: E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC). 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. Participates in the work of: E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and member of Working Party (Prevention Road Traffic Accidents). Accredited to the Conference of the Parties of: E-XE3486 - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Secretariat of the UNCCD). Accredited by: E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC); E-XE7552 - United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Permanent Observer to: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC. Observer to: B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM); General Assembly of A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN). Member of: D-XD5969 - Arctic Council; E-XE2315 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations. Cooperates with:
- E-XE1341 - African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD);
- F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB);
- E-XE3480 - Center for Information on Migration in Latin America;
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- E-XE1009 - ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee (TC);
- E-XF1308 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC);
- E-XE2288 - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS);
- C-XC4129 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);
- E-XE6330 - PAHO/WHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE);
- E-XE3060 - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);
- E-XE3382 - UNDP;
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- E-XE3574 - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC);
- F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
- F-XF4104 - United Nations Volunteers (UNV);
- E-XE9915 - WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO);
- E-XE9802 - WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO);
- E-XE9798 - WHO Regional Office for Europe;
- E-XE9896 - WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO);
- E-XE6238 - WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO);
- B-XB0462 - World Customs Organization (WCO);
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Links with:
- U-XE2752 - Centro Panamericano de Ingenieria Sanitaria y Ciencias del Ambiente (CEPIS);
- E-XE1684 - Committee on Inland Transport;
- F-XF1309 - Commonwealth of Learning (COL);
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE);
- F-XF2645 - Eurocorps;
- C-XC1506 - International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO);
- B-XB1612 - International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM);
- E-XE5305 - United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC);
- F-XF3440 - International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG);
- D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS);
- D-XD3030 - OAS;
- F-XF1447 - Open Partial Agreement on the Prevention of, Protection against and Organization of Relief in Major Natural and Technological Disasters (EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement);
- F-XE8849 - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE);
- H-XE0379 - Special Relief Operations Service (TCOR);
- E-XE3128 - United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ);
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC);
- E-XE4177 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
- E-XE3242 - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);
- F-XF5611 - White Helmets;
- K-XM2729 - WMO Disaster Risk Reduction Programme (DRR).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Instrumental in setting up: E-XD8760 - Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization (ARCO); F-XM1504 - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support European Network (MHPSS-EN); F-XM1507 - European Network on Volunteer Development (ENDOV); U-XM1505 - Red Cross and Red Crescent Network against Trafficking in Human Beings. Memorandum of Understanding with: B-XB1159 - International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). British and South African offices receive support from: G-XG6247 - Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF America). Cooperates with: U-XE4322 - Environment Liaison Centre International (ELCI); B-XC0121 - International Life Saving Federation (ILS); B-XA2303 - International Olympic Committee (IOC); E-XE4372 - PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes. Netherlands Society cooperates with: F-XF1794 - Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO). Represented on: U-XK2201 - Inter-Agency Task Force for Disaster Reduction (IATF). In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Supports: G-XG2961 - Development Training International (DTI); G-XN1445 - Media for Development International (MFDI); E-XE2446 - Red Cross EU Office. Partner of: E-XJ5845 - Global Health Cluster (GHC); E-XJ0406 - International Communications Volunteers (ICVolunteers); U-XF5883 - ProVention Consortium; F-XF6853 - Stop TB Partnership. Represented on the Board of: E-XE4209 - Sphere Association (Sphere). Member of:
- F-XF6345 - Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP);
- D-XM0413 - Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations (AHRMIO);
- B-XM4452 - CHS Alliance;
- F-XF1672 - EarthAction (EA);
- F-XF2696 - European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE);
- E-XE0956 - Fédération des Institutions Internationales établies à Genève (FIIG);
- F-XJ3541 - Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC);
- F-XF2191 - Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP);
- B-XB1766 - International Council on Archives (ICA);
- F-XJ2148 - NetHope;
- E-XE2259 - NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva;
- E-XE2973 - NGO Committee on UNICEF;
- E-XE5231 - Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR);
- U-XN0955 - Vereniging voor Personele Samenwerking met Ontwikkelingslanden (PSO).
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB2907
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