List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a committee of Swiss nationals based in Geneva, Switzerland, which leads the international movement and which has special responsibilities under international humanitarian law.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is the composed body of all the National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and was established to coordinate international relief actions and promote humanitarian activities.

Red Cross Society Red Crescent Society Red Crystal Society (in Israel, Magen David Adom)

The 186 individual National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies members of the Federation.^[1]

[edit] Members of the Federation

Eritrea: Red Cross Society of Eritrea (observer, admission and recognition pending)
Tuvalu: Tuvalu Red Cross Society (observer, admission and recognition pending)
China, Republic of (Taiwan): Red Cross Society of the Republic of China (recognized by the ICRC, but not a member or observer of the Federation)
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: conducting humanitarian operations is a major part of its own activities (recognized by the ICRC, but not a member or observer of the Federation)