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The roundel version of the logo without the letters "ICRC" should be reserved for protective use during ICRC field missions; for indicative use, the combination of the roundel with the acronym is the preferred variant: 21:00, 29 March 2010: 200 × 200 (11 KB) Allesmüller~commonswiki: Reverted to version as of 20:52, 15 December 2009
English: The official emblem of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Changed in accordance with email to the foundation found here: [1] (note: you must have access to the OTRS system in order to view this ticket.
Deutsch: Logo des Internationalen Komitees vom Roten Kreuz (IKRK), bestehend aus Roundel und englischer Abkürzung "ICRC", in Flaggenform Source SVG-Fassung erstellt durch User:Denelson83 nach GIF-Vorlage auf Wikimedia Commons (30.
The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
The ICRC offers attractive careers for university graduates, especially in Switzerland, [64] but the workload as an ICRC employee is demanding. 15% of the staff leaves each year and 75% of employees stay less than three years. [65] The ICRC staff is multi-national and averaged about 50% non-Swiss citizens in 2004.
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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 ...
In 1876, the committee adopted the name "International Committee of the Red Cross" (ICRC), which is still its official designation today. Five years later, the American Red Cross was founded through the efforts of Clara Barton. [11] More and more countries signed the Geneva Convention and began to respect it in practice during armed conflicts.