International Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement Analysis

I chose The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, because it is the largest humanitarian network in the world and also independent and neutral organization. I want to learn more about this organization. Its mission is to prevent and alleviate human suffering, to protect life and health and to defend the human dignity during armed crises, epidemics, floods, earthquakes and other emergencies. It provides assistance to all countries and it employs millions of volunteers. It is composed of The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and 189 individual National Societies. Each individual national society has seven fundamental principles, which are humanity,

The Finnish Red Cross is one of the Finland’s largest nongovernmental organization. The Finnish Red Cross helps people at the home country and globally and supports the authorities in emergency situations. The Finnish Red Cross action is financed almost by donations. Donations can be money, clothes or goods. The actions of the Finnish Red Cross are guided by the same principles as The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Finnish Red Cross actions are also based on the Geneva Conventions and the law of the Finnish Red Cross (238/2000). The Finnish Red Cross aims to act ethically. In Finland, action is coordinated by the central office and 12 district offices and more than 500 local departments. In these units work employees, elected officials and volunteers. The central office develops the activities of the organization, works collaboration with the authorities, coordinates the international aid and organizes national campaigns, of which the most familiar is probably The Hunger Day, The Red Nose Day and monthly donations. District offices organize trainings and events, for example first aid courses. The Finnish Red Cross helps in accidents and emergency situations, supports the authorities receiving asylum seekers and maintains a number of the reception centers for asylum seekers and employs long-term unemployed citizens. Everyone can seek help from The Finnish Red

Globally, the Finnish Red Cross provide humanitarian, development and emergency aid in the event of disasters. In recent years The Finnish Red Cross has become one of the main humanitarian and development aid organizations, which provide aid. Help can be financial support, material support and aid. The Finnish Red Cross has field hospitals and aid workers, and aid moves quickly to the disaster area, even in few hours. The Finnish Red Cross has been helping in year 2015 in several countries, such as Afghanistan, the Philippines, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Burundi, South Sudan, Ghana, Kenya, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Ivory Coast, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Chad, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Vanuatu, Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Barbados, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Russia, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, United Arab Emirates. (The Finnish Red Cross 2015.)

I think that The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement humanitarian work is very important also in the future. Climate changing will increase the number of natural disasters. There will be wars also in the future. The number of asylum seekers