List of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies explained

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies:

Members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

The data of the members of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can be found on the Federation-wide Databank and Reporting System (FDRS).[1] [2] It provides data insights on the world's largest humanitarian network of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the world.

SocietyNative name(s)Founding yearWebsite
Afghan Red Crescent SocietyPushto; Pashto: د افغاني سرې میاشتې ټولنې
Persian: جمعیت هلال احمر افغانی
https://www.arcs.af
Albanian Red CrossAlbanian: Kryqi i Kuq Shqiptarhttps://www.kksh.org.al
Algerian Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر الجزائريhttps://www.cra.dz
Andorran Red CrossCatalan; Valencian: Creu Roja Andorranahttps://www.creuroja.ad
Angola Red CrossPortuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Angolahttps://cruzvermelha.co.ao
Antigua and Barbuda Red Crosshttps://www.facebook.com/ab.redcross
Argentine Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Argentinahttps://www.cruzroja.org.ar
Armenian Red Cross SocietyArmenian: Հայկական Կարմիր խաչի ընկերություննhttps://redcross.am
Red Cross ArubaDutch; Flemish: Rode Kruis Aruba
Papiamento: Cruz Cora Aruba
https://redcrossaruba.com
Australian Red Crosshttps://www.redcross.org.au
Austrian Red CrossGerman: Österreichisches Rotes Kreuzhttps://www.roteskreuz.at
Azerbaijan Red Crescent SocietyAzerbaijani: Azərbaycan Qızıl Aypara Cəmiyyəthttps://www.redcrescent.az
Bahamas Red Crosshttps://bahamasredcross.org
Bahrain Red Crescent SocietyArabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر البحرينيhttps://www.rcsbahrain.org
Bangladesh Red Crescent SocietyBengali: বাংলাদেশ রেড ক্রিসেন্ট সোসাইটিhttps://www.bdrcs.org
Barbados Red Crosshttps://www.barbadosredcross.com
Belgian Red CrossDutch; Flemish: Belgische Rode Kruis
French: Croix-Rouge de Belgique
German: Belgisches Rotes Kreuz
https://www.rodekruis.be
https://www.croix-rouge.be
https://www.roteskreuz.be
Belize Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/BelizeRedCrossSociety
Red Cross of BeninFrench: Croix-Rouge béninoisehttps://engagement.croixrougebenin.org
Bhutan Red Cross SocietyDzongkha: འབྲུག་ཉེན་སྒྲོལ་སྡེ་ཚོགས།https://brcs.bt
Bolivian Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Bolivianahttps://cruzrojaboliviana.org.bo
Red Cross Society of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian: Društvo Crvenog krsta Bosne i Hercegovine
Serbian: Друштво Цервеног крста Босне и Херцеговине
Croatian: Društvo Crvenog križa Bosne i Hercegovine
https://www.rcsbh.org
Botswana Red Cross Societyhttps://www.botswanaredcross.org.bw
Brazilian Red CrossPortuguese: Cruz Vermelha Brasileirahttps://www.cruzvermelha.org.br
Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent SocietyMalay: Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Negara Brunei Darussalam,
Jawa: Malay: ڤرساتوان بولن سابيت ميره نݢارا بروني دارالسلام
https://www.instagram.com/brunei_redcrescent
Bulgarian Red CrossBulgarian: Български червен кръстhttps://www.redcross.bg
Burkinabe Red Cross SocietyFrench: Croix-Rouge burkinabèhttps://croix-rouge.bf
Burundi Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge du Burundihttps://croixrouge.bi
Cambodian Red CrossCentral Khmer: កាកបាទក្រហមកម្ពុជាhttps://www.redcross.org.kh
Cameroon Red Cross SocietyFrench: Croix-Rouge camerounaisehttps://croix-rouge.cm
Canadian Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge canadiennehttps://www.redcross.ca
Red Cross of Cape VerdePortuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Cabo Verdehttps://www.cruzvermelha.org.cv
Central African Red Cross SocietyFrench: Croix-Rouge centrafricainehttps://www.facebook.com/p/Croix-Rouge-Centrafricaine-100070158191657
Red Cross of ChadArabic: الصليب الأحمر التشادي
French: Croix-Rouge du Tchad
https://croixrougedutchad.org
Spanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Chilenahttps://www.cruzroja.cl
Red Cross Society of ChinaChinese: 中国红十字会https://www.redcross.org.cn
Colombian Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Colombianahttp://www.cruzrojacolombiana.org
Comorian Red CrescentFrench: Croissant-Rouge comorien
Arabic: الهلال الأحمر القمري
https://www.cr-comores.org
Congolese Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge congolaisehttps://www.crccongo-bzv.org
Red Cross of Democratic Republic of the CongoFrench: Croix-Rouge de la République Démocratique du Congo
Swahili: Msalaba Mwekundu la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasi ya Kongo
https://www.croixrouge-rdc.org
Cook Islands Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/cookislandsredcross
Spanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Costarricensehttps://cruzroja.or.cr
Canadian Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge de Côte d’Ivoirehttps://www.facebook.com/CroixRouge225
Croatian Red CrossCroatian: Hrvatski Crveni križhttps://www.hck.hr
Spanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Cubanahttps://www.sld.cu/sitios/cruzroja
Cyprus Red CrossGreek, Modern (1453-);: Κυπριακός Ερυθρός Σταυρός
Turkish: Kıbrıs Kızılhaç
https://www.redcross.org.cy
Czech: Český červený křížhttps://www.redcross.ca
Danish Red CrossDansk Røde Korshttps://www.rodekors.dk
Djiboutian Red CrescentFrench: Croissant-Rouge de Djibouti
Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الجيبوتي
https://www.croissantrouge-djib.org
Dominica Red Crosshttps://www.dominicaredcross.com
Dominican Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Dominicanahttps://cruzroja.org.do
East Timor Red CrossPortuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Timor-Lestehttps://www.redcross.tl
Spanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Ecuatorianahttps://www.cruzroja.org.ec
Egyptian Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر المصريhttps://www.egyptianrc.org
Salvadorian Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Salvadoreñahttps://cruzrojasal.org.sv
Red Cross of Equatorial GuineaSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja de Guinea Ecuatorial
French: Croix-Rouge de Guinée équatoriale
Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha da Guiné Equatorial
Eswatini Red Crosshttp://baphalalieswatini.org
Eritrean Red Cross
Estonian Red CrossEstonian: Eesti Punane Risthttps://redcross.ee
Ethiopian Red Cross SocietyAmharic: የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበርhttps://redcrosseth.org
Fiji Red Cross Societyhttps://fijiredcross.org
Finnish Red CrossFinnish: Suomen Punainen Risti
Swedish: Finlands Röda Kors
https://www.rodekors.dk
French Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge françaisehttps://www.croix-rouge.fr
Gabonese Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge gabonaisehttps://croixrougegabon.org
Gambia Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/GambiaRedCross
Georgian: საქართველოს წითელი ჯვრიhttps://redcross.ge
German Red CrossGerman: Deutsches Rotes Kreuzhttps://www.drk.de
Ghana Red Cross Societyhttps://redcrossghana.org
Hellenic Red CrossGreek, Modern (1453-);: Ελληνικός Ερυθρός Σταυρόςhttp://www.redcross.gr
Grenada Red Crosshttps://grenadaredcross.gd
Guatemalan Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Guatemaltecahttps://www.cruzroja.gt
French: Croix-Rouge guinéennehttps://www.croix-rouge.fr
Red Cross of Guinea-BissauPortuguese: Cruz Vermelha da Guiné-Bissau
Guyana Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/GuyanaRedCross
Haitian Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge haïtienne
Haitian; Haitian Creole: Kwa Wouj Ayisyen
https://www.croixrouge.ht
Honduran Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Hondureñahttps://cruzroja.org.hn
Hong Kong Red CrossChinese: 香港紅十字會https://www.redcross.org.hk
Hungarian: Magyar Vöröskereszthttps://voroskereszt.hu
Icelandic Red CrossIcelandic: Rauði kross Íslandshttps://www.raudikrossinn.is
Indian Red Cross SocietyHindi: भारतीय रेड क्रॉस सोसायटीhttps://www.indianredcross.org
Indonesian Red Cross SocietyIndonesian: Palang Merah Indonesiahttps://www.pmi.or.id
Iranian Red Crescent SocietyPersian: جمعیت هلال احمر جمهوری اسلامی ایرانhttp://en.rcs.ir
Iraqi Red Crescent SocietyArabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر العراقي
Kurdish: مانگی سووری عێراق
https://ircs.org.iq
Irish Red CrossIrish: Crois Dhearg na hÉireannhttps://www.redcross.ie
Magen David AdomHebrew: מגן דוד אדוםhttps://www.mdais.org
Italian Red CrossItalian: Croce Rossa Italianahttps://cri.it
Jamaica Red Crosshttps://www.jamaicaredcross.org
Japanese Red Cross SocietyJapanese: 日本赤十字社https://www.jrc.or.jp
Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الأردنيhttps://www.facebook.com/JordanRedCrescent
Қазақстанның Қызыл Айы / Qazaqstannyñ Qyzyl Аiy
Russian: Красный Полумесяц Казахстана
https://redcrescent.kz
Kenya Red CrossSwahili: Msalaba Mwekundu la Kenyahttps://www.redcross.or.ke
Kiribati Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/KiribatiRCS
Kuwait Red Crescent SocietyArabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر الكويتhttps://www.krcs.org.kw
Kyrgyzstan Red CrescentKirghiz; Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан Кызыл Ай
Russian: Красный Полумесяц Кыргызстана
https://www.redcrescent.kg
Lao Red CrossLao: ອົງການກາແດງແຫ່ງຊາດລາວhttps://laoredcross.org.la
Latvian Red CrossLatvian: Latvijas Sarkanais Krustshttps://www.redcross.lv
Lebanese Red CrossArabic: الصليب الأحمر اللبنانيhttps://www.redcross.org.lb
Lesotho Red Cross SocietySotho, Southern: Mokhatlo oa Sefapano se Sefubelu sa Lesothohttps://redcross.org.ls
Liberian Red Cross Societyhttps://lnrcs.org.lr
Arabic: الهلال الأحمر الليبيhttps://lrc.org.ly
Liechtenstein Red CrossGerman: Liechtensteinisches Rotes Kreuzhttps://roteskreuz.li
Lithuanian Red CrossLithuanian: Lietuvos Raudonasis Kryžiushttps://redcross.lt
Luxembourg Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise
German: Luxemburgisches Rotes Kreuz
Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerger Rout Kräiz
https://www.croix-rouge.lu
Macau Red CrossChinese: 澳門紅十字會
Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Macau
https://www.redcross.org.mo
Malagasy Red CrossMalagasy: Vokovoko Mena Malagasy
French: Croix-Rouge malagasy
https://croixrougemalagasy.mg
Malawi Red Cross Societyhttps://www.redcross.mw
Malaysian Red CrescentMalay: Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysiahttps://www.redcrescent.org.my
Maldivian Red CrescentDivehi; Dhivehi; Maldivian: ދިވެހި ރެޑް ކްރެސެންޓްhttps://www.redcrescent.org.mv
Mali Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge maliennehttps://www.croixrouge-mali.org
Malta Red Cross SocietyMaltese: Soċjetà Maltija tas-Salib l-Aħmarhttps://redcross.org.mt
Marshall Islands Red Cross Societyhttps://marshallredcross.org
Mauritanian Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر الموريتاني
Mauritius Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge de Mauricehttp://www.redcrossmauritius.org
Mexican Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Mexicanahttps://www.cruzrojamexicana.org.mx
Micronesia Red Cross Society
Moldovan Red Cross SocietyRomanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Societatea de Cruce Roșie din Moldovahttps://www.redcross.md
Red Cross of MonacoFrench: Croix-Rouge monégasquehttps://www.croix-rouge.mc
Mongolian Red Cross SocietyMongolian: Монголын улаан загалмай нийгэмлэгhttps://redcross.mn
Red Cross of MontenegroCrveni krst Crne Gore
Montenegrin Cyrillic

Црвени крст Црне Горе

https://ckcg.me
Arabic: الهلال الأحمر المغربي
French: Croissant-Rouge marocain
http://www.croissant-rouge.ma
Mozambique Red CrossPortuguese: Cruz Vermelha de Moçambiquehttps://www.redcross.org.mz
Myanmar Red Cross SocietyBurmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ကြက်ခြေနီ အသင်းhttps://www.redcross.org.mm
Namibia Red Cross SocietyAfrikaans: Namibiese Rooi Kruishttps://www.facebook.com/NamibiaRedCrossSociety
Nepal Red Cross SocietyNepali: नेपाल रेडक्रस सोसाइटीhttps://nrcs.org
Netherlands Red CrossDutch; Flemish: Nederlandse Rode Kruishttps://www.rodekruis.nl
New Zealand Red CrossMaori: Rīpeka Whero Aotearoahttps://www.redcross.org.nz
Red Cross Society of NigerFrench: Croix-Rouge nigériennehttps://www.croix-rouge.ne
Nigerian Red Crosshttps://www.redcrossnigeria.org
Red Cross Society of the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaKorean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 적십자회http://www.friend.com.kp/dprkrcs
Macedonian: Црвен крст на Северна Македонија
Albanian: Kryqi i Kuq i Maqedonisë së Veriut
https://ckrm.org.mk
Norwegian Red CrossNorwegian: Norges Røde Kors
Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegian: Noregs Raude Kross
https://www.rodekors.no
Pakistan Red CrescentUrdu: ہلالِ احمر پاکستانhttps://prcs.org.pk
Palau Red Cross Societyhttps://palauredcross.org
Palestine Red Crescent SocietyArabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطينيhttps://www.palestinercs.org
Spanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Panameñahttps://cruzroja.org.pa
Papua New Guinea Red Crosshttps://redcross.org.pg
Paraguayan Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Paraguayahttps://www.cruzroja.org.py
Philippine Red CrossTagalog: Krus na Pula ng Pilipinashttps://redcross.org.ph
Polish Red CrossPolish: Polski Czerwony Krzyżhttps://pck.pl
Portuguese: Cruz Vermelha Portuguesahttps://www.cruzvermelha.pt
Qatar Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر القطريhttps://www.qrcs.org.qa
Romanian Red CrossRomanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Crucea Roșie Românăhttps://crucearosie.ro
Russian Red CrossRussian: Российский Красный Крестhttps://redcross.ru
Rwandan Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge rwandaise
Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross
Saint Lucia Red Crosshttps://www.saintluciaredcross.org
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross
Samoa Red Cross SocietySamoan: Koluse Mumu o Sāmoahttps://www.facebook.com/samoaredcross
Italian: Croce Rossa Sammarinesehttps://www.crs.sm
São Tomé and Príncipe Red CrossPortuguese: Cruz Vermelha de São Tomé e Príncipehttps://www.facebook.com/CruzVermelhaSTP
Saudi Red Crescent AuthorityArabic: هيئة الهلال الأحمر السعوديhttps://www.srca.org.sa
Senegalese Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge sénégalaisehttp://www.croix-rouge.sn
Red Cross of SerbiaSerbian: Црвени крст Србије / Crveni krst Srbijehttps://www.redcross.org.rs
Red Cross Society of SeychellesFrench: Croix-Rouge des Seychelleshttps://redcrossseychelles.sc
Sierra Leone Red Cross Society
Singapore Red Cross SocietyChinese: 新加坡红十字会
Malay: Persatuan Palang Merah Singapura
Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் செஞ்சிலுவை சங்கம்
https://redcross.sg
Slovak: Slovenský Červený krížhttps://redcross.sk
Slovenian Red CrossSlovenian: Rdeči križ Slovenijehttps://www.rks.si
Solomon Islands Red Crosshttps://www.facebook.com/solomonislandsredcrosssociety
Somali Red Crescent SocietySomali: Ururka Bisha Cas ee Soomaaliyeed
Arabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر الصومالي
https://crucearosie.ro
South African Red Cross SocietyAfrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Rooi Kruisvereniginghttps://redcross.org.za
Korean Red CrossKorean: 대한적십자사https://www.redcross.or.kr
South Sudan Red Cross
Spanish Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Española
Catalan; Valencian: Creu Roja Espanyola
Galician: Cruz Vermella Española
Basque: Espainiako Gurutze Gorria
https://www2.cruzroja.es
Sri Lanka Red Cross SocietySinhala; Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රතු කුරුස සමාජය
Tamil: இலங்கை செஞ்சிலுவை சங்கம்
https://www.redcross.lk
Sudanese Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الاحمر السودانيhttps://www.srcs.sd
Suriname Red CrossDutch; Flemish: Surinaamse Rode Kruishttps://redcross.sr
Swedish Red CrossSwedish: Svenska Röda Korsethttps://www.rodakorset.se
Swiss Red CrossGerman: Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz
French: Croix-Rouge suisse
Italian: Croce Rossa Svizzera
Romansh: Crusch Cotschna Svizra
https://www.redcross.ch
Syrian Arab Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر العربي السوريhttps://sarc.sy
Tajikistan Red CrescentTajik: Ҳилоли Аҳмари Тоҷикистон
Russian: Красный Полумесяц Таджикистана
Tanzania Red Cross SocietySwahili: Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu Tanzaniahttps://www.trcs.or.tz
Thai Red Cross SocietyThai: สภากาชาดไทยhttps://redcross.or.th
Togolese Red CrossFrench: Croix-Rouge togolaisehttps://www.facebook.com/OfficielCroixRougeTogolaise
Tonga Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/tongaredcross
Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Societyhttps://www.ttrcs.org
Tunisian Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر التونسي
Turkish Red CrescentTurkish: Türk Kızılayhttps://www.kizilay.org.tr
National Red Crescent Society of TurkmenistanTürkmenistanyň Gyzyl Ýarymaý Milli Jemgyýetihttps://www.tgymj.gov.tm
Tuvalu Red Cross Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064601625622
Uganda Red Cross SocietySwahili: Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu nchini Ugandahttps://www.redcrossug.org
Ukrainian Red Cross SocietyUkrainian: Товариство Червоного Хреста Україниhttps://redcross.org.ua
Emirates Red CrescentArabic: الهلال الأحمر الإماراتيhttps://www.emiratesrc.ae
British Red CrossWelsh: Y Groes Goch Brydeinighttp://www.redcross.org.uk
American Red Crosshttps://www.redcross.org
Uruguayan Red CrossSpanish; Castilian: Cruz Roja Uruguayahttps://cruzroja.org.uy
Uzbekistan Red Crescent SocietyUzbek: O‘zbekiston Qizil Yarim Oy Jamiyatihttps://redcrescent.uz
Vanuatu Red Cross Societyhttps://vanuaturedcross.squarespace.com
Venezuelan Red Cross SocietySpanish; Castilian: Sociedad Venezolana de la Cruz Rojahttps://www.facebook.com/crvenezuela
Viet Nam Red Cross SocietyVietnamese: Hội Chữ thập đỏ Việt Namhttps://redcross.org.vn
Yemen Red Crescent SocietyArabic: جمعية الهلال الأحمر اليمني
Zambia Red Cross Societyhttps://www.redcross.org.zm
Zimbabwe Red Cross Societyhttps://redcrosszim.org.zw

States which currently do not have National Societies that are active members of the IFRC

National Society is not a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

Faroe Islands Red Cross[3]

, in competition with the Indonesian Red Cross Society (as a sectarian religious body it is ineligible for recognition)

[4]

North Cyprus Red Crescent Society (observer)

Kurdish Red Crescent (only states are authorized to use Red Crescent or the Red Cross symbols)

Sahrawi Red Crescent (observer)[5] [6]

IFRC membership suspended

Belarus Red Cross (IFRC membership suspended on December 1, 2023)[7]

Peruvian Red Cross, its IFRC membership was suspended on August 12, 2022[8]

States which have no National Society at all

Nauru, Niue, Oman, and the Vatican City are the states without national societies, along with the states with limited recognition, such as Abkhazia, Somaliland, South Ossetia, Transnistria.

Nicaragua's National Society, Nicaraguan Red Cross, was dissolved by Nicaragua's parliament on May 9, 2023.[9]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Societies directory . . Geneva, Switzerland . www.ifrc.org . 2024-01-15.
  2. Web site: Federation-wide databank and reporting system . . Geneva, Switzerland . database . www.ifrc.org . 2024-01-15.
  3. Web site: Reyði Krossur Føroya - Forsíða . Reyði Krossur Føroya . 2024-01-15.
  4. Web site: Kryqi Kuq i Kosovës . redcross-ks.org . 2024-01-15.
  5. Web site: Refugee Participation Network 7 . February 1990 . The Fearless Children of the Stone: Refugee Studies Program . Oxford . 19 . "The Sahrawi Red Crescent has observer status with the League of Red Cross Societies and is the formal channel for all external assistance to the Sahrawi people, (full membership is precluded until SADR has gained membership of the United Nations).".
  6. Book: Diego Aguirre . Jose Ramón . 1991 . Guerra en el Sáhara Istmo ed. . 176 . 8470902520 . "...in April the Sahrawi Red Crescent obtained the status of observer at the IX Congress of the Arab Red Crescent, analog to the International Red Cross, what supposed also the boycott of this reunion by Morocco.".
  7. Web site: Statement on the suspension of the Belarus Red Cross as a member of the IFRC. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent So cieties . 2024-01-15.
  8. Web site: Statement on suspension of the Peruvian Red Cross as a member of IFRC | IFRC . www.ifrc.org . 2022-08-12 . 2024-01-15.
  9. Web site: Nicaragua orders closure of Red Cross in continuing crackdown . Al Jazeera . 16 January 2024 . en . 11 May 2023.