On October 8, 1965, taking into account the lessons learned from the first 100 years of the Red Cross and Red Crescent ...

The 1986 foundational statutes of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement proclaim that: “International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of ...

In 1863, Swiss businessman Henri Dunant helped found a humanitarian relief organization in Geneva after he saw thousands of wounded soldiers suffering without care during a battle in Solferino (in ...

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian network, helping people in around 150 countries. Founded in 1919, the Geneva-based ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica, bringing historic wind gusts to the region. The storm has ...

At least 14 bodies have been recovered in southern Gaza, including the bodies of eight medics, a week after Israeli soldiers fired at ambulances. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red ...

New York (Reuters) - The American Red Cross risks damaging the reputation of the global Red Cross brand because of its refusal to stop accepting donations from tobacco companies, a top official with ...

A Sudan Red Crescent official said on Monday that three of its volunteers shown in a video being beaten by a man in military fatigues were among those later killed, saying the incident highlighted the ...

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the Hurricane Melissa Appeal to help those impacted by the hurricane in the Caribbean.