International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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humanitarian organization international organization non-governmental organization

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a global humanitarian organization that coordinates and supports national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies in disaster response, health services, and community resilience efforts.

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian organization → international organization → non-governmental organization →
alsoKnownAs	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and National Societies → Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s Federation →
cooperatesWith	International Committee of the Red Cross → National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies →
coordinates	international disaster response of National Societies →
founded	1919 →
foundedIn	Paris, France →
founder	Henry Davison →
guidingPrinciple	humanity → impartiality → independence → neutrality → unity → universality → voluntary service →
hasEmblem	red crescent → red cross → red crystal →
hasOfficialLanguages	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
headquartersLocation	Geneva, Switzerland →
legalStatus	private humanitarian organization →
memberOf	International Council for Voluntary Agencies →
motto	The power of humanity →
numberOfMemberOrganizations	191 →
originalName	League of Red Cross Societies →
partOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement →
purpose	community resilience → disaster preparedness → disaster response → health services → humanitarian assistance → support to National Societies →
regionServed	worldwide →
renamed	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies →
renamedIn	1983 →
shortName	IFRC →
supportsProgram	climate change adaptation and resilience → disaster risk reduction → health and care in the community → migration and displacement assistance → water, sanitation and hygiene promotion →
website	https://www.ifrc.org →
worksWith	National Red Crescent Societies → National Red Cross Societies →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Islamic crescent → Red Cross emblem → Red Crystal emblem →	usedBy
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ("International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and National Societies") → International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ("Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s Federation") →	alsoKnownAs
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement → RCRC Movement →	hasComponent
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day →	associatedWith
RCRC Movement →	coordinatedBy
Pacific Islands Forum →	hasObserver
Additional Protocol III →	movementComponentsCovered
Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 ("League of Red Cross Societies") →	organizedBy
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ("League of Red Cross Societies") →	originalName
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies →	renamed
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo →	responseSupportedBy
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ("IFRC") →	shortName