What is the International Committee of the Red Cross?
Q: What is the International Committee of the Red Cross?
A: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Q: What is the ICRC's special job?
A: The ICRC has a special job, based on the Geneva Conventions as well as other international humanitarian law, to protect the victims of international and internal armed conflicts. This includes people hurt in war, prisoners, refugees, civilians, and other non-combatants.
Q: Who controls the ICRC?
A: The ICRC is not controlled by any government, group of governments or international organisation.
Q: How long has it been around for?
A: It is the oldest organisation within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Q: How widely recognised is it?
A: It is one of the most widely recognized organisations in the world.
Q: How honoured is it? A: It is also one of the most honoured organisations; having won three Nobel Peace Prizes; in 1917, 1944, and 1963.
