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The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) is one of the 192 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies around the world. It was established by government decree on 8 July 1935 in the aftermath of the second Italian aggression over Ethiopia. ERCS began by providing humanitarian services to wounded soldiers and civilian victims.
The German Red Cross (DRK) was founded in 1921, bringing together various independent Red Cross associations that had previously operated autonomously within the German states. These regional branches trace their origins back to the former independent members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Pages in category "Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies" The following 139 pages are in this category, out of 139 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Shimelis Adugna (Amharic: ሽመልስ አዱኛ, October 13, 1935–December 25, 2024 [1]) was an Ethiopian diplomat and official who was the former president of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society. [2] He joined primary school in Hararge and attended high school at General Wingate secondary school in Addis Ababa.
President of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society – Eritrea Branch (Asmara) Board president of Cheshire Home; Managing director of Leprosy Control Organization; Upon returning to Addis Ababa in 1990, he served as board member of the Ethiopian Red Cross Society and head of its International Logistics Department.
Bekele Geleta was the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies between 2008 and 2014. Previously he served as Secretary General to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (1984-1988), Head of Africa Department (1995-2003) and Head of the South East Asia Regional Delegation (2004-2007).
The Red Cross Red Crescent is the world's largest humanitarian network with: [31] Nearly 11.6 million volunteers; More than 473,000 paid staff; More than 165,000 local Red Cross and Red Crescent units/ branches; 19.4 million people having donated blood to National Society blood services worldwide
Marcel Junod with Sidney Brown in Addis Ababa (©Benoit Junod, Switzerland). Immediately after the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, Junod received a call on 15 October 1935 from a friend in Geneva, recommending him to take a position as delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Ethiopia.