ABOUT ICRC
The
ICRC
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
some 18,000 people in more than 90 countries. The ICRC is funded mainly by
voluntary donations from governments and from National Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies. In
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Our
Mandate & Mission
The
work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional
Protocols, its Statutes − and 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 providing humanitarian protection and assistance
to victims of war and armed violence. It takes action in response to
emergencies and promotes respect for international humanitarian law and its
implementation in national law.
The
ICRC's Mission Statement
The International Committee of the Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and
independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to
protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations
of violence and to provide them with assistance.
The
ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and
strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
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