The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is one of the three components-the other two being the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socie- ties and the recognized National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies- making up the International Red Cross.
A humanitarian institution, the ICRC is the founding body of the Red Cross. As a neutral intermediary in armed conflicts and disturbances, it attempts, either on its own initiative or basing its action on the Geneva Conventions, to provide protection and assistance to the victims of international and civil wars and of internal distur- bances and tension, in this way making its contribution to peace in the world.
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