{"id":31598,"date":"2025-03-31T10:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T05:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31598"},"modified":"2025-04-16T13:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:44:33","slug":"international-federation-of-red-cross-and-red-crescent-societies-ifrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-federation-of-red-cross-and-red-crescent-societies-ifrc\/","title":{"rendered":"International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an urgent appeal for over $100 million to assist the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Myanmar recently.<\/p>\n<h2>About International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>world\u2019s largest humanitarian network.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Founded in 1919<\/strong>, the<strong> Geneva-based<\/strong> Federation <strong>brings together 192 Red Cross and Red Crescent societies<\/strong> and some <strong>100 million volunteers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The IFRC\u2019s mission is to improve the situation of the most vulnerable, coordinating emergency <strong>international assistance to people affected by<\/strong> natural and man-made <strong>disasters, including the forcibly displaced<\/strong>, <strong>and in health crises.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Federation also helps vulnerable communities to overcome crises and become more resilient through disaster preparedness activities.<\/li>\n<li>Its mandate includes<strong> strengthening the capacities of its member <\/strong>Red Cross and Red Crescent <strong>Societies to conduct effective emergency relief, disaster preparedness<\/strong>, and health and community care programmes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It<strong> also represents these societies at an international level.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The IFRC also has programs addressing the humanitarian consequences of rapid urbanization, climate change, violence and migration.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding: Voluntary contributions<\/strong> from governments, NGOs, corporate donors, and the public.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relationship with ICRC: Works alongside the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), <\/strong>which f<strong>ocuses on humanitarian law and aid in conflict zones<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1<\/strong>. Who was the founder of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement was founded by Henry Dunant, a Swiss humanitarian.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2<\/strong>. What is the role of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a global humanitarian network dedicated to providing aid and relief during emergencies, conflicts, and disasters. I<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3<\/strong>. Where is the headquarters of the IFRC located?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans<\/strong>. Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/world\/myanmar-faces-humanitarian-crisis-after-quake-ifrc-says\/2571568\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IFRC is the world\u2019s largest humanitarian network, providing disaster relief, health services, and support to vulnerable communities worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}