The document summarizes the history and work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). It discusses how ICRC was founded by Henry Dunant after witnessing the terrible aftermath of the Battle of Solferino in 1859. Dunant's book inspired the Geneva Conventions which lay out rules for protecting non-combatants. Today, ICRC provides humanitarian assistance and protection based on international humanitarian law to victims of conflicts worldwide. It works in over 80 countries and has its headquarters in Geneva, funded primarily by governments and national Red Cross societies.

1. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE
RED CROSS (ICRC)

2. CONTENTS
Theory
History
What ICRC does
Where ICRC works
ICRC IN ACTION (CASE)

3. THEORY - GLOBALISM
Icrc as an
international
politic actor
Relations
between states
and icrc give
positive impact

5. HISTORY
•The ICRC was founded as a result of the work of
Henry Dunant, who was shocked by the teribble
outcome of a war
• the Battle of Solferino
•Bloodiest battle of the century. Also Known as the
Austro-italian war of 1859

6. • Dunant gathered the people of the nearby village of
Castiglione to assist him alleviate the sufferings of the
victims.
• The women served as nurses, washing and binding the
wounds of the soldiers while others fed those able to sit up
and spoon-fed the seriously wounded. Even the wounded
enemies were served.

7. UN SOUVENIR DE SOLFURINO
(A MEMORY OF SOLFERINO)
A book that changed the
world
which clearly described
the horrible war he
witnessed
Published in november
1862
Dunant himself travelled
all over the continent to
obtain support for his
idea and to organize the
red cross movement.
This book inspired the
creation of ICRC

8. • The organization was named
“international committee for the relief
of military wounded, later became “the
committee of five” and now known as
the international committee of the red
cross (ICRC).

9. ITERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS- HUMANITY IN ACTION

10. ICRC IS BASED
ON GENAVA
CONVENTIONS
The work of the ICRC is based on the Geneva conventions
of 1949, their additional protocols, its statutes – and those of
the international red cross and red crescent movement – and
the resolutions of the international conferences of the red
cross and red crescent.

11. GENEVA CONVENTIONS
The Geneva conventions and their additional protocols are
international treaties that contain the most important rules
limiting the barbarity of war.
They protect people who do not take part in the fighting
(civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer
fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war).

12. THE 1949 GENEVA CONVENTIONS
• The first geneva convention protects
wounded and sick soldiers on land during war.
• The second geneva convention protects
wounded, sick and shipwrecked military
personnel at sea during war.
• The third geneva convention applies to
prisoners of war.
• The fourth geneva convention protects
civilians, including those in occupied territory.

13. WHAT ICRC
DOES ?
Assistance
• Helped by providing : Economic security
• Water and habitat
• Health care
Protection
• Strives to Safeguard the civilians.
• Encourage gov.auth to shoulder their respond. Under IHL
• Presence and dialogue
• Promoting protection for detainees
• Protecting the vunarable
• Restoring family links
Prevention
• Prevent and limit human suffering in the event of armed conflict.
• Takes global action to promotes IHL and humanitarian principles
• Work to raise awareness

14. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
OF THE RED CROSS
• Humanity
• impartiality
• neutrality
• Independence
• Voluntary service
• unity
• universality

15. THE ICRC AROUND THE WORLD
ICRC delegations and missions in some 80 countries around
the world. The vast majority of our 16.000 – plus employees
are nationals of the countries in wich they work
ICRC headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland

16. WHO FUNDS THE ICRC ?
• The ICRC is funded by voluntary contributions.
• There are contributions from the states party to the geneva conventions (governments),
national red cross and red crescent societies, supranational organizations (such as the
european commission) and public and private sources.
• Governments are the main donors: on average during the past five years, they contributed
about 84% of the budget. But contributions remain voluntary and there is no guarantee that
such contributions will last into the long-term.

18. EXPENDITURE
OUR LARGEST OPERATIONS IN TERMS OF
BUDGET ARE:
1. SYRIA (178 MILLION),
2. SOUTH SUDAN(126 MILLION),
3. IRAQ (125 MILLION)
4. AFGHANISTAN (93 MILLION) AND
5. NIGERIA (82 MILLION).

19. ICRC IN ACTION

20. WHY THE ICRC ?
•As long as people resort to conflict to settle their difference, there will be a need
for independent organizations like the international Comittee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) to come to the aid of people affacted by the violence

21. CONCLUSION
ICRC as the promoter and
guardian of international
humanitarian law must
encourage the respects of
laws
1
It does so by spreading
the knowledge of
humanitarian rules
2
Reminding parties in the
conflicts of their
obligations
3
And ensure the
humanitarian rules are
respected
4

22. REFERENCES
• Https://www.Icrc.Org/eng/resources/documents/misc/fundamental-principles-commentary-
010179.Htm
• Https://www.Icrc.Org/en/document/geneva-conventions-1949-additional-protocols
• Discover the ICRC ( a BOOK by ICRC)