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Colombian Red Cross
Cruz Roja Colombiana
FormationJuly 30, 1915
TypeNPO, Aid agency
PurposeHumanitarian aid
HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
Location
  • Colombia
Region served
Colombian territory and neighboring countries. (During disasters)
Official language
Spanish
President
Fernando José Cardenas Guerrero
AffiliationsInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Staff
3,000[1]
Volunteers
42,000[1]
WebsiteCruz Roja Colombiana

The Colombian Red Cross is a Colombian-based nonprofit private entity member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society. It has been a member since 1922. The Colombian Red Cross embraces the principles of the International Red Cross. It provides humanitarian aid to people in need of protection, protection of life and health during armed conflict and disaster relief during emergencies within the Colombian territory. The Colombian Red Cross has played a major humanitarian role within the Colombian Armed Conflict as a mediator in the area of human rights.

  1. ^ a b "..:: Cruz Roja Colombiana ::." cruzrojacolombiana.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

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