IRRC No. 283

The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Their origin and development

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Abstract
From the very first, the founding members of what was to become the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement realized that it was necessary to comply with a number of essential principles. The work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent is based on the fundamental idea of impartial assistance to anyone who is suffering, whether friend or foe.

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