The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC; Vietnamese: Hội Chữ thập đỏ Việt Nam), alternatively the Viet Nam Red Cross Society or the Vietnamese Red Cross Society, is the Vietnamese national affiliation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and domestically a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The organisation was established during the First Indochina War, and originally had two branches. The Northern branch was established in Hanoi in 1946, and the Southern branch was established by Dr Ho Van Nhut in Saigon in 1951.[1]
Viet Nam Red Cross Society | |
Hội Chữ thập đỏ Việt Nam | |
 Logo and symbol of the VNRC. It uses the bamboo leaves symbolism as a reference to the Vietnamese culture. | |
| Predecessor |  Vietnamese Red Cross |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 23, 1946 (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) July 31, 1976 (current form since the formal Reunification of Vietnam) |
| Merger of |  (North) Vietnam Red Cross Society Red Cross organization of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam |
| Purpose | Humanitarian |
| Headquarters | 82 Nguyễn Du st., Hai Bà Trưng district, Hanoi |
Membership (from 1957, as North Vietnam) | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |
Honorary President of the Society | Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng |
Headquarters President of the Society | Bùi Thị Hòa |
Parent organization |  Vietnamese Fatherland Front |
| Website | http://redcross.org.vn/ |
Formerly called | Vietnamese: Hội Hồng thập tự Việt Nam |
| History of Viet Nam Red Cross Society | |
The Southern branch functioned separately from the Northern Branch and was officially recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross,[2] to address the increasing needs for assistance to Vietnamese civilians caught in the conflict between North and South Vietnam during the Indochina War and to those affected by natural disasters. The official name of the organization was Vietnamese Red Cross (VRC), with its headquarters at an avenue in central Saigon named after the organization. The VRC played an important role in the program of aid to the million refugees from North to South Vietnam, following the Geneva Agreement in 1954.
References
edit- ^ Lê Văn Trá. L'oeuvre de la Croix Rouge Vietnamienne – Une longue interview du Dr Hồ Văn Nhựt. L'ami du peuple, Saigon, 26 Juillet 1953. Directeur–Fondateur: Nguyễn Thế Truyền.
- ^ Véronique Harouel-Bureloup. L'action du CICR en Indochine. Media & Humanitaire. "L'action du CICR en Indochine | grotius.fr". Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
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