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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies:

  • The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. It takes action in response to emergencies and at the same time promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law. It is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), is an international membership organization that unites 191 Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and supports them through a global secretariat. The IFRC acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. It is also based in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • The 191 individual National Societies of the ′International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies′, which despite the name includes the Red Star of David Society in Israel.

Members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The data of the members of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can be found on the Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System (FDRS). It provides data insights on the world's largest humanitarian network of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world.

RedCross MagenDavid RedCresent
IFRC members      Red Cross Society      Red Crescent Society      Red Star of David Society (Red Crystal outside of Israel) Non-members      Red Cross Society      Red Crescent Society

States which currently do not have National Societies that are active members of the IFRC

National Society is not a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

  • Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands Red Cross
  • Indonesia: Indonesian Red Crescent Society [id], in competition with the Indonesian Red Cross Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition)
  • Kosovo: Red Cross of Kosovo [sq]
  • Northern Cyprus: North Cyprus Red Crescent Society (observer)
  • Rojava: Kurdish Red Crescent (only states are authorized to use Red Crescent or the Red Cross symbols)
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: Sahrawi Red Crescent (observer)
  • Taiwan (Republic of China):
    • Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (previously recognized by the ICRC, but not a member or observer of the Federation)
    • Red Swastika Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition)

IFRC membership suspended

  • Belarus: Belarus Red Cross (IFRC membership suspended on December 1, 2023)
  • Peru: Peruvian Red Cross, its IFRC membership was suspended on August 12, 2022

States which have no National Society at all

Nauru, Niue, Oman, and the Vatican City are the states without national societies, along with the states with limited recognition, such as Abkhazia, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Transnistria.

Nicaragua's National Society, Nicaraguan Red Cross, was dissolved by Nicaragua's parliament on May 9, 2023.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Sociedades Nacionales de la Cruz Roja y la Media Luna Roja para niños

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