- From
- 1919
- Alternative Names
- IFRC
- Red Cross
- Url
- http://www.ifrc.org
- Location
- Chemin des Crêts 17
Petit-Saconnex
Geneva, Switzerland
Postal Address:
PO Box 372
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 730 42 22
Fax: +41 22 733 03 95
Email: secretariat@ifrc.org - Summary
"The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies works on the basis of the Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to inspire, facilitate and promote all humanitarian activities carried out by its member National Societies to improve the situation of the most vulnerable people." The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has been involved in the fight against the spread of the HIV/AIDS infection since the mid-1980s.
Related Entries
Organisations
Related NGOs or Civil Society Organisations
Published Resources
Reports
- Cabassi, Julia, Renewing Our Voice: Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV/AIDS, The NGO HIV/AIDS Code of Practice Project, Geneva, 2004, 110 pp. (Also available at http://www.ifrc.org/cgi/pdf_pubs.pl?health/hivaids/NGOCode.pdf) [ Details... ]
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cresent Societies, Orphans and Other Children Made Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS - Principles and Operational Guidelines for Programming, IFRC, n/d, 35 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
- Westphal, Brigit, Susan Adu-Aryee, Gideon Tesfai & Dan Kaseje, Rapid Desk Review of HIV/AIDS Policies, Strategies and Programs of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, March 2001, 48 pp. [ PDF File | Details... ]
Prepared by: Adam Bowles
Created: 8 September 2004, Last modified: 24 January 2007