The ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross

The 186 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies together constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The mission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement:

• To prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found,
• To protect life and health and ensure respect for the human being, in particular in times of armed conflict and other emergencies,
• To work for the prevention of disease and for the promotion of health and social welfare,
• To encourage voluntary service and a constant readiness to give help by the members of the Movement, and a universal sense of solidarity towards all those in need of its protection and assistance.

In pursuing its mission, the Movement shall be guided by its Fundamental principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, Universality.

The Red Cross is an organization that follows the principles of neutrality in any conflict and defends and protect the human rights.

This organization is also present in Costa Rica since long time ago, the organization has participation in different functions of our society, like save people from car accidents, help people in natural catastrophes like floods, mudslides, earthquakes, hurricanes and other situations, also the bring the service of emergency transport in cases that it deserve it.

We can say that this kind of organizations bring peace and safety to our society, it bring peace and conformability in the streets. So if you think that you can help with this organization you should do it because in other time you may need the help and they are going to give it to you.