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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Mission: "To improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilising the power of humanity"
In China since: 2000
Annual China budget: $2,750,000
Number of staff: 4 national and 11 expatriate
Mainland China contact:
Alistair Henley
Head of East Asia Delegation
4-2-51
Jianguomenwai Waijiaogongyu 53 Ganmian Hutong
Beijing 100600
Tel: +86 (0)10 6532 7661/2/3/4/5
International Contact:
Marcel Fortier
Desk Officer
17 ch des Crets, Pt Saconnex
Geneva Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 4268, 730 4222
Fax: +41 22 733 0395
Email: fortier@ifrc.org
Web: www.ifrc.org
Mailing Address:
PO Box 372
1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Activities in Other Countries:
The East Asia Regional Delegation covers Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Mongolia.
A Swiss entrepreneur and Christian philanthropist, Henri Dunant (1822-1910), is generally credited with starting the international Red Cross movement, which now has societies in 181 countries across the world. Dunant chanced to witness the battle of Solferino, where French and Italian troops under Napoleon III clashed with the forces of the Austrian empire. In a famous memoir, Un Souvenir de Solferino, Dunant recorded the carnage that he saw, and the lack of care for the wounded and dying, and proposed that the nations of the world should form relief societies to assist the wartime wounded. The Geneva Society for Public Welfare (a Swiss NGO of the time) took up his ideas, and hosted an 1864 conference where leaders of 16 nations came together to discuss them. Those leaders signed a treaty – now popularly known as ‘the Geneva Convention’ – pledging to allow medical workers onto battlefields, to treat them as neutral, to allow the delivery of medical supplies, and to recognise and respect the famous red cross on a white background as an emblem of neutrality. Red Cross societies were set up across Europe and beyond, and now have 97 million members and volunteers worldwide. (See separate profiles of the Australian, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Swiss Red Cross Societies, all of which have China programmes.)
The International Federation was established in 1919 to foster closer cooperation between the national Red Cross societies that were rapidly becoming established. It bases its work upon, and seeks to spread, the Red Cross’ seven ‘fundamental principles’ – humanity impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
The International Federation opened its East Asia regional delegation in Beijing in 2000. This assists national Red Cross Societies in the region to prepare for disasters by adopting an integrated disaster management approach and by working with communities at risk to improve their ability to cope with disasters.
In addition, the Federation provides technical assistance to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission in East Asia and to improve the care and support to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
In 2002, the International Federation’s total income was USD 224 million. Of this, USD 70 million was contributed by national Red Cross/Crescent societies and USD 108 million was provided by governments and multilateral agencies in response to appeals for emergency and/or ongoing programs. The Federation also receives funds from private institutions, foundations and public contributions.
Links
http://www.ifrc.org
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