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  2. International Committee of the Red Cross - Wikipedia

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    The ICRC limits its membership to Swiss nationals only, and also unlike most NGOs [citation needed] it does not have a policy of open and unrestricted membership for individuals as its new members are selected by the Committee itself (a process called cooptation). However, since the early 1990s, the ICRC employs persons from all over the world ...

  3. International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement - Wikipedia

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    The ICRC worked with the Russian Red Cross Society and later the society of the Soviet Union, constantly emphasizing the ICRC's neutrality. In 1928, the "International Council" was founded to coordinate cooperation between the ICRC and the League, a task which was later taken over by the "Standing Commission".

  4. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent ...

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    The ICRC had, to some extent, valid concerns about a possible rivalry between the two organizations. The foundation of the league was seen as an attempt to undermine the leadership position of the ICRC within the Movement and to gradually transfer tasks and competencies to a multilateral institution.

  5. List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. List of intergovernmental organizations - Wikipedia

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    A ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization, in the Palace of Nations (Geneva, Switzerland).. The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).

  7. Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red ...

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    The code of conduct is widely used to guide conduct within humanitarian agencies. When the code was drawn up a new term was coined: Non governmental humanitarian agencies (NGHAs), to include the NGOs and the components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement which are not NGOs.

  8. Internally displaced person - Wikipedia

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    The ICRC's overall objective is to alleviate the suffering of people who are caught up in armed conflict and other situations of violence. To that end, the organization strives to provide effective and efficient assistance and protection for such persons, be they displaced or not, while taking into consideration the action of other humanitarian ...

  9. Humanitarian assistance - Wikipedia

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    The ICRC is an impartial, neutral, and independent organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed violence. Its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949