American Red Cross International Services helps vulnerable people and communities around the world prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and health emergencies, through mobilizing the power of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement—the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 186 Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies and more than 97 million volunteers. In all our work, we abide by the severn fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality.
Mother and child at a Measeles vaccination post in Kumi District of Uganda.
American Red Cross International Services focuses on:
For each of these priority areas, we promote cost-effective, community-based programs, which target the most vulnerable people with humanitarian aid that is rapid, effective, and self–sustaining.
Our international programs include:
Working with our Movement partners around the globe, the American Red Cross helps to build the local capacities of our partner Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, collaborates with those national societies to train and organize volunteers and educate communities, and establishes partnerships with other public and private organizations to strengthen and complement our core international services and initiatives.
