User:Rodney Boyd/ICRC
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The International Committee of the Red Cross or ICRC is an international private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. The ICRC has a unique authority based on the international humanitarian law of the Geneva Conventions to protect the victims of international and internal armed conflicts. Such victims include war wounded, prisoners, refugees, civilians, and other non-combatants.
Type | Private humanitarian organization |
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Founded | 1863 |
Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
Leaders | Jakob Kellenberger, President Angelo Gnaedinger, Director-General |
Field | Humanitarianism |
Purpose | Protection of war wounded, refugees, and prisoners. |
Budget | CHF 822.8 million (2004)[1] 146.9m for headquarters 675.9m for field operations |
Employees | 1,330 in field operations (2004)[2] |
Website | www.icrc.org |
The ICRC is part of the International Red Cross Movement along with the Red Cross Federation and numerous national societies. It is the oldest and most honored organization within the Movement and one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes, in 1917, 1944, and 1963. The history of the ICRC is closely intertwined with the Movement itself, so the history is covered together there[awkward--not sure what you mean].