The Red Cross is specifically mandated, according to its Congressional charter adopted in 1905, to “carry out a system of national and international relief in time of peace, and apply that ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Switzerland in 1863. This global humanitarian network, consisting of 191 national societies known as the Red Cross and Red ...

Stephanie Fox of the American Red Cross explains the origins of "Giving Day," which offers donors the opportunity to donate to the organization that contributes to blood donations and storm relief.

Origins of the Red Cross Movement. Our belief in the power of kindness can be traced back to the creation of the Red Cross Movement. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement started in ...

How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross. Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...

The Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross is offering free classes on the guidelines of the International Red Cross Movement and the Geneva Convention, an agreement that governs ...

The mission of the American Red Cross has its origins on the battlefield, thanks to the compassionate dedication of our founder, Clara Barton, who cared deeply for the well-being of Civil War ...

In honor of the founding of the Red Cross on October 29, 1863, here's a closer look at the organization, how it works, and its greatest triumphs. How It Works There is no international Red Cross.

His experience of the battle and ideas to alleviate the sufferings of war led to the creation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch) This content was published ...

A few weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration hit the American Red Cross with a nearly $10 million fine for safety violations, lax oversight and faulty testing of its blood services. The fine ...

The archives record the history and activities of the British Red Cross from its foundation in 1870 as the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War. Records from the period 1870 ...