If you would like to support the IFRC financially, please visit our Donate page. You can choose to donate either to our global work, or to a specific emergency response. Your valuable donation will help us deliver lifesaving support and services to millions of people around the world.
The IFRC secretariat does not recruit volunteers. Rather, we support and coordinate the work of our 191 National Societies and the almost 15 million Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers registered with them.
If you would like to volunteer with the Red Cross or Red Cross Society in your country, you can find their contact details in our National Societies Directory.
Visit our learn with us page for information about our online learning platform as well as additional learning resources available from the IFRC.
At any time, the IFRC and our National Societies are responding to many emergencies—big and small—around the world.
For smaller and medium-sized disasters that may not be in the headlines, visit our Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) page. This page includes information on current emergency operations worldwide led by Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies that are supported by IFRC funding.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies—or IFRC—is the world’s largest volunteer-based humanitarian network, reaching 150 million people each year through our 191 member National Societies.
Together, we act before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. We do so with impartiality as to nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, class and political opinions.
Guided by Strategy 2030—our collective plan of action to tackle the major humanitarian and development challenges of this decade—we are committed to local action and global reach.
The International Committee of the Red Cross—or ICRC—is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.
The ICRC also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles.
Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It directs and coordinates the international activities conducted by the Movement in armed conflicts and other situations of violence.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the IFRC, ICRC and our 191 National Societies. Click here to learn more.
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are neither governmental institutions nor wholly separate non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Their relationship to the authorities in their country is defined by their role as “auxiliaries” and by the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The IFRC collects and processes significant amounts of personal data through our humanitarian activities worldwide. Safeguarding this data is an integral part of protecting the life, integrity and dignity of the people we support.
Please visit our Report a concern page for information on how you can report a concern involving IFRC personnel, assets or operations—whether you’re a member of the public, staff member, volunteer, partner, or someone who has received help from the IFRC or a National Society.
The IFRC is fully committed to creating a safe, inclusive and dignified environment for the communities we serve, and for all our volunteers and staff.
We have zero tolerance for any form of harassment, bullying and abuse and our first loyalty is always to those affected. When any concerns or allegations are raised, we investigate swiftly, sensitively and thoroughly. And if misconduct is found to have occurred, we take appropriate steps to remedy the situation and sanction those responsible.
Mailing address
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
P.O. Box 303
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
Visiting address
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Chemin des Crêts 17
Petit-Saconnex - 1209 Geneva
Switzerland
