International Committee of the Red Cross

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humanitarian organization international organization non-governmental organization nonprofit organization

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian organization → international organization → non-governmental organization → nonprofit organization →
cooperatesWith	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies → National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies →
corePrinciple	humanity → impartiality → independence → neutrality → unity → universality → voluntary service →
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland →
foundedBy	Guillaume-Henri Dufour → Gustave Moynier → Henry Dunant → Louis Appia → Théodore Maunoir →
hasMainMission	assistance to victims of armed conflict → promotion of international humanitarian law → protection of victims of armed conflict → supervision of compliance with the Geneva Conventions →
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
hasRole	advising states on implementation of international humanitarian law → disseminating knowledge of international humanitarian law → monitoring compliance with international humanitarian law → providing medical assistance in conflict zones → providing relief supplies in armed conflicts → tracing missing persons in armed conflicts → visiting prisoners of war →
hasSymbol	red cross on white background →
headquartersCountry	Switzerland →
headquartersLocation	Geneva →
inception	1863 →
legalStatus	private association under Swiss law →
motto	Inter arma caritas →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
operatesIn	worldwide →
partOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement →
politicalAlignment	neutral →
recognizedAs	guardian of international humanitarian law →
recognizedBy	Geneva Conventions →
religiousAffiliation	none →
shortName	ICRC →

Referenced by (51)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Guillaume-Henri Dufour → Gustave Moynier → Henry Dunant → Louis Appia → Théodore Maunoir → Théodore Maunoir →	memberOf
Guillaume-Henri Dufour → Gustave Moynier → Henry Dunant → Louis Appia → Théodore Maunoir →	coFounded
Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 → International humanitarian law → Second Geneva Convention → Third Geneva Convention →	monitoredBy
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies → Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons → Technical Secretariat of the OPCW →	cooperatesWith
Inter arma caritas → Red Cross emblem → Red Crystal emblem →	usedBy
Gustave Moynier → Théodore Maunoir →	affiliation
Henry Dunant → Jean Henri Dunant →	founded
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement → RCRC Movement →	hasComponent
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 → Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 →	organizedBy
Red Crescent → Red Lion and Sun →	recognizedBy
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day →	associatedWith
RCRC Movement →	coordinatedBy
Geneva Convention of 1929 →	facilitatedBy
United Nations observers →	hasExample
Nobel Peace Prize →	hasNotableLaureate
Syrian Civil War →	hasOrganizationInvolved
Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 →	hasParticipant
Geneva metropolitan area ("International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters") →	hosts
Geneva Conventions →	influencedBy
A Memory of Solferino →	inspiredCreationOf
Geneva →	isSeatOf
Inter arma caritas →	mottoOf
Additional Protocol III →	movementComponentsCovered
Palais des Nations ("International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters") →	nearby
Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions →	negotiatedUnder
Nobel Peace Prize →	notableLaureate
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights →	notableRecipient
Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War →	relatedTo
International Committee of the Red Cross ("ICRC") →	shortName
Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War →	supportedBy