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Italian Red Cross - Italian Red Cross

A 150 -year long story

The Italian Association of the Red Cross, an institution of non -economic public law with international prerogatives, has the purpose of health and social assistance both in peace and time of conflict time. Highly relief body, is placed under the high patronage of the President of the Republic, subjected to the supervision of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Defense, each for the provisions. Cri is part of the international movement of the Red Cross. In its international actions it is coordinated with the International Committee of the Red Cross, in the countries in conflict, and with the international federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent for other interventions.

The International Movement of the Red Cross is an institutionalized organization in 1928 by the XIII International Conference of Aja and coordinates numerous members: the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of National Companies of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and National Companies.

The International Committee of the Red Cross is based in Geneva, is a neutral and independent organization that ensures humanitarian help and protection to the victims of wars and armed violence; In armed conflicts, the CICC is responsible for international rescue activities of the whole movement.

The International Federation of National Societies of Red Cross and Red Crescent is based in Geneva. Its specific activity is to act as a permanent coordination body between national companies and bring to them assistance, rescue to the victims of catastrophes, organizing and coordinating the international rescue action of national companies; It also undertakes to encourage the creation and development of new national companies and to collaborate with the CICC in the dissemination of unitary international law. 186 national companies adhere to the Federation.

The national companies of Red Cross and Red Crescent originally created to help the injured or sick soldiers alongside the health services of the armed forces, national companies now carry out numerous activities both in peacetime and in war times as auxiliary of public powers. Based on the principle of universality, all national companies have equal rights and the duty to help each other. The relationship between National Consumer Society is equal and priority, therefore any operation in a foreign country must necessarily have the agreement of the local red or crescent cross.

The seven fundamental principles

Guarantee and guidance of actions are the seven fundamental principles of the International Movement of Red Cross, which constitute its spirit and ethics: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, volunteering, unity and universality. Adopted in the 20th International Conference of the Red Cross, held in Vienna in October 1965, the fundamental principles are guaranteed for the action of the movement, but also of the CRI and every single volunteer.