International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The Red Cross
and Red Crescent emblems, the symbols from which the movement
derives its name. |Founder(s)||Henry Dunant, Gustave Moynier|
|Founded||1919 (idea was in 1859)| |Revenue||US$ 3.6 billion
(2010)| The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is
an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97
million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was
founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for
all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering.
The movement consists of several distinct organizations that are
legally independent from each other, but are united within the
movement through common basic principles, objectives, symbols,
statutes and governing organisations. The movement's parts are:
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a
private humanitarian institution founded in 1863 in Geneva,
Switzerland, by Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier. Its 25-member
committee has a unique au