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Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Uganda. It is a national member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement who draws mandates from the Geneva Conventions.
Togolese Red Cross was established in 1959. It has its headquarters in Lomé.
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society (TTRCS) was founded on 12 July 1939 as a Branch of the British Red Cross Society. It has its headquarters in Port of Spain, with branches in the North and South of the island of Trinidad and one branch on the island of Tobago. Following the attainment of independence in 1962, the TTRCS became an Independent Society by Act No. 15 of 1963. On 8 August 1963, the TTRCS became part of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Constitution of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional Protocols of 1977 and the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement which are:
Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society was established in 1942 as a branch of the British Red Cross. It was recognised as a separate national Red Cross Society in 1985.
The Burkinabé Red Cross Society was founded in 1961. It is headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
The Belize Red Cross Society was founded in 1950 by Dr. Daniel Tenenbaum of Belmopan City Hospital. Previously it was part of the British Red Cross. It has its headquarters in Belize City.
The São Tomé and Príncipe Red Cross was founded in 1976. It has its headquarters in São Tomé.
The Kiribati Red Cross Society was founded in 1965. It has its headquarters in Bairiki, Kiribati.
Samoa Red Cross Society was founded in 1952 as branch of the New Zealand Red Cross Society. It was later closed, then reactivated in 1981. It has its headquarters in Apia.
Vanuatu Red Cross Society was founded in 1992. It has its headquarters in Port Vila.
The Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society, also known as PNGRCS, was founded in 1977 and has its headquarters in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The Saint Lucia Red Cross ("SLRC") was founded in 1949 as a branch of the British Red Cross and became a society of its own in 1983. It has its headquarters in Castries, Saint Lucia.
The Central African Red Cross Society, abbreviated CRCA, was founded in 1966. It has its head in Bangui, Central African Republic.
Red Cross of Cape Verde, abbreviated CVCV, was founded in 1984. It has its headquarters on Avenida Andrade Corvo in Praia, Cape Verde.
The Red Cross Society of Benin, also known as RCB was founded in 1963. It has its headquarters in Porto Novo, Benin.
The Botswana Red Cross Society, also known as LRC, was founded in 1968. It has its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana.
Red Cross Society of Niger (RCN) was founded in 1963. It has its headquarters in Niamey. It is a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The Ghana Red Cross Society, also known as GRCS, was founded in 1958. It has its headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
The Lithuanian Red Cross was founded in 1919. It was reestablished after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, passed a Red Cross law in 2000. The society has its headquarters in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
References
- ↑ World Disasters Report, 1995. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 1995. p. 136. ISBN 978-90-411-0038-2 . Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
- ↑ DIANE Publishing Company (1995). World Disasters Report. DIANE Publishing Company. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-7881-2261-3 . Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
