Burundi Red Cross, also known as BRC (, CRB) was founded in 1963, formed on the basis of the

1949 Geneva Conventions The Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, more commonly referred to as the Fourth Geneva Convention and abbreviated as GCIV, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was adopted in Augus ...

and th
1977 Additional Protocols
It maintains headquarters in

Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In late ...

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

. The BRC was involved in the disaster management response to the 2019 Burundi landslides, specifically the immediate situation assessment of the casualties, relocation, and provision of material aid to displaced persons as well as the burial of recovered bodies. The organisation is currently involved in the management of the

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
{{Authority control Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies 1963 establishments in Burundi Organizations established in 1963 Medical and health organisations based in Burundi