the international red cross helps to ensure

Established in 1863, the ICRC operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We are based in Geneva, Switzerland, and employ over 21,000 people in more phàn nàn 100 countries. The ICRC is funded mainly by voluntary donations from governments and from National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional Protocols, its Statutes those of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the resolutions of the International Conferences of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. The ICRC is an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence. It takes action in response to tướng emergencies and promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its implementation in national law.

To protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and violence and to tướng provide them with assistance.

The ICRC's Mission Statement

The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to tướng protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to tướng provide them with assistance.

The ICRC also endeavours to tướng prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.

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The ICRC is governed by an Assembly, an Assembly Council (a subsidiary toàn thân with certain delegated powers) and a Directorate (the executive body). Both the Assembly, with up to tướng 25 co-opted members of Swiss nationality, and the Assembly Council are chaired by Mirjana Spoljaric, who has been President of the ICRC since 1 October 2022. She is assisted by a Vice-President, Gilles Carbonnier.

The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions from the States buổi tiệc ngọt to tướng the Geneva Conventions, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, supranational organizations (such as the European Commission) and public and private donors.

Each year the ICRC launches appeals to tướng cover its projected costs in the field and at headquarters, plus additional appeals if needs in the field increase. We trương mục for our work and expenditure in our Annual Report.

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See Annual Report (2019)

Since its creation in 1863, the ICRC's sole objective has been to tướng ensure protection and assistance for victims of armed conflict and strife. It does so sánh through its direct action around the world, as well as by encouraging the development of international humanitarian law (IHL) and promoting respect for it by governments and all weapon bearers. Its story is about the development of humanitarian action, the Geneva Conventions and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

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The ICRC administers a number of funds established over the past century by special donations from individuals or organizations.

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These have various aims: to tướng promote the work of the Red Cross/Red Crescent and international humanitarian law; to tướng recognize the merits of individuals who have made particular contributions to tướng the work of the Movement or to tướng tư vấn staff who are in difficulties because of their work.

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