Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)
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maintenir et diffuser les Principes fondamentaux du Mouvement, à savoir: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité; reconnaître toute Société nationale nouvellement créée ou reconstituée qui répond aux conditions de reconnaissance énoncées dans les Statuts du Mouvement et notifier cette reconnaissance aux autres Sociétés nationales; assumer les tâches qui lui sont reconnues par les Conventions de Genève, travailler à l'application fidèle du droit international humanitaire applicable dans les conflits armés et recevoir toute plainte au sujet des violations présumées de ce droit; s'efforcer en tout temps, en sa qualité d'institution neutre dont l'activité humanitaire s'exerce spécialement en cas de conflits armés - internationaux ou autres - ou de troubles intérieurs, d'assurer protection et assistance aux victimes militaires et civiles …
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- Established in 1863, it is among the oldest community development charities in Switzerland GiveRadar tracks. View this cohort
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- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 8,464 community development charities in Switzerland it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its registration. View this cohort
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Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) is in Switzerland, a TGE (Transnational Giving Europe) member country. Dutch donors can route gifts via Stichting Transnational Giving Europe to receive Dutch ANBI-equivalent deductibility, subject to TGE's 5% pass-through fee.
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#104 of 8,464 community development charities in Switzerland on integrity score
47/100 puts it in the top 2% of the cohort, tied with 12 others. Positions are competition ranks: ties share a position. Cohorts are the tightest local peer set with at least 30 comparable organizations; a metric is left out where the cohort is too small or nearly uniform.
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Frequently asked questions about Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)
Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) is a registered community development nonprofit based in Genève, GE, Switzerland. It is registered with the Swiss Commercial Register (Zefix). It was founded in 1863 and has been operating for 163 years. Its registration number is CHE105924024. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 47/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate.
maintenir et diffuser les Principes fondamentaux du Mouvement, à savoir: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité; reconnaître toute Société nationale nouvellement créée ou reconstituée qui répond aux conditions de reconnaissance énoncées dans les Statuts du Mouvement et notifier cette reconnaissance aux autres Sociétés nationales; assumer les tâches qui lui sont reconnues par les Conventions de Genève, travailler à l'application fidèle du droit international humanitaire applicable dans les conflits armés et recevoir toute plainte au sujet des violations présumées de ce droit; s'efforcer en tout temps, en sa qualité d'institution neutre dont l'activité humanitaire s'exerce spécialement en cas de conflits armés - internationaux ou autres - ou de troubles... Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) is classified as a community development organization registered in Switzerland. The organization was founded in 1863.
Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)'s official registration number is CHE105924024, as recorded in the national registry of Switzerland.
Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) is located in Genève, GE, Switzerland. The organization was established in 1863 and has been active for 163 years.
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Quick facts about Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)
- What is Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)?
- Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) is a community development verein based in Genève, Switzerland. maintenir et diffuser les Principes fondamentaux du Mouvement, à savoir: humanité, impartialité, neutralité, indépendance, volontariat, unité et universalité; reconnaître toute Société nationale nouvellement créée ou reconstituée qui répond aux conditions de reconnaissance énoncées dans les Statuts du Mouvement et notifier cette reconnaissance aux autres Sociétés nationales; assumer les tâches qui lui sont reconnues par les Conventions de Genève, travailler à l'application fidèle du droit international humanitaire applicable dans les conflits armés et recevoir toute plainte au sujet des violations présumées de ce droit; s'efforcer en tout temps, en sa qualité d'institution neutre dont l'activité humanitaire s'exerce spécialement en cas de conflits armés - internationaux ou autres - ou de troubles intérieurs, d'assurer protection et assistance aux victimes militaires et civiles desdits événements et de leurs suites directes; assurer le fonctionnement de l'Agence centrale de recherches prévue par les Conventions de Genève; contribuer, en prévision de conflits armés, à la formation et à la préparation du personnel et du matériel sanitaires, en collaboration avec les Sociétés nationales, les services de santé militaires et civils et d'autres autorités compétentes; travailler à la compréhension et à la diffusion du droit international humanitaire applicable dans les conflits armés et en préparer les développements éventuels; assumer les mandats qui lui sont confiés par la Conférence internationale; le CICR peut prendre toute initiative humanitaire qui entre dans son rôle d'institution et d'intermédiaire spécifiquement neutre et indépendant et étudier toute question dont l'examen par une telle institution s'impose.
- When was Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) founded?
- Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) was founded in 1863.
- Where is Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) located?
- Headquartered in Genève, GE, Switzerland.
- Is Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) trustworthy?
- Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 47 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)'s registration number?
- Registration: CHE105924024 (Switzerland).
- What is Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR)'s website?
- https://icrc.org
- Are donations to Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Switzerland under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.