Swiss Red Cross

Summary

Swiss Red Cross is a National Red Cross and Red Crescent society^[1]. It draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (national_red_cross_and_red_crescent_society category, ranking #10 of 93).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swiss Red Cross's field of work was humanitarian aid^[3].
• Swiss Red Cross was a member of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies^[4].
• Swiss Red Cross was a member of Swiss Rescue^[5].
• Swiss Red Cross is in the country of Switzerland^[6].
• Swiss Red Cross's instance of is recorded as National Red Cross and Red Crescent society^[7].
• Swiss Red Cross's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[8].
• Swiss Red Cross's founder is recorded as Guillaume Henri Dufour^[9].
• Swiss Red Cross's founder is recorded as Jakob Dubs^[10].
• Swiss Red Cross's headquarters location is recorded as Bern^[11].
• Swiss Red Cross's child organization or unit is recorded as Q104839486^[12].
• Swiss Red Cross's child organization or unit is recorded as Croix-Rouge genevoise^[13].
• Swiss Red Cross's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Red Cross^[14].
• Swiss Red Cross's industry is recorded as emergency and relief^[15].
• Swiss Red Cross's archives at is recorded as Swiss Federal Archives^[16].
• Swiss Red Cross's chairperson is recorded as Thomas Zeltner^[17].
• July 17, 1866 marks the founding of Swiss Red Cross^[18].
• 1866 marks the founding of Swiss Red Cross^[19].
• Swiss Red Cross's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement^[20].
• Swiss Red Cross's official website is recorded as https://www.redcross.ch/^[21].
• Swiss Red Cross's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swiss Red Cross^[22].
• Swiss Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ifrc.org/national-societies-directory/swiss-red-cross^[23].
• Swiss Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://reliefweb.int/organization/swiss-red-cross^[24].
• Swiss Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4782'}^[25].
• Swiss Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4835'}^[26].
• Swiss Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5036'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Guillaume Henri Dufour^[9] and Jakob Dubs^[10]. Recorded inception include July 17, 1866^[18] and 1866^[19].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CRS'}^[28], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'CRS'}^[29], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'SRK'}^[30].

Leadership

Swiss Red Cross's chairperson is recorded as Thomas Zeltner^[17].

Operations

Swiss Red Cross's headquarters location is recorded as Bern^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement^[20]. Subsidiaries include Q104839486^[12], a nonprofit organization^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1909^[33], headquartered in Fribourg^[34] and Croix-Rouge genevoise^[13], a nonprofit organization^[35], in Switzerland^[36], founded in 1864^[37], headquartered in Geneva^[38].

Industry

Swiss Red Cross's industry is recorded as emergency and relief^[15]. Its field of work was humanitarian aid^[3].

Why It Matters

Swiss Red Cross draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (national_red_cross_and_red_crescent_society category, ranking #10 of 93).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]