The Swedish Red Cross (
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
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: ''Svenska Röda Korset'') is a Swedish humanitarian organisation and a member of the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...
. Founded in 1865, its purpose is to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever and whenever it occurs, voluntarily and without discrimination. Within Sweden, it operates more than 1,000 local branches, which are run by local committees.
See also
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Dolo hospital airstrike
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White Buses
White Buses was a Swedish humanitarian operation with the objective of freeing Scandinavians in German concentration camps in Nazi Germany during the final stages of World War II. Although the White Buses operation was envisioned to rescue Scan ...
References
External links
Swedish Red Cross HomepageIFRC: Swedish Red Cross Profile
Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_national_societies
1865_establishments_in_Sweden
Organizations established in 1865
First_aid_organizations
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