Italian Red Cross
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in 1863, and in Milan
Milan
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on June 15, 1864. Other committees were formed later. The Italian Red Cross was one of the original founding members of the International Red Cross in 1919.
The American Red Cross
American Red Cross
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has long been active in Italy, working in cooperation with the Italian Red Cross. Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
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worked for the American Red Cross in Italy in 1918. The American Red Cross continues to have an office in Naples, Italy.
Presently, the Italian Red Cross has the status of a sovra-national charitable organization, under the high patronage of the President of the Italian Republic. The Italian Red Cross is currently a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
. Doctor Massimo Barra was elected President of the Italian Red Cross on December 11, 2005 and served until October 30, 2008, when the Italian Government appointed Extraordinary Commissioner Francesco Rocca.
Italian Red Cross vehicles bear special license plates.
Components
The Italian Red Cross has the following components:- Corpo militare - Military corps
- Corpo delle Infermiere Volontarie - Voluntary nurses
- Volontari del Soccorso - Voluntary of First Aid
- Comitato Femminile - Women's Committee
- Pionieri - Red Cross Youth
- Donatori del Sangue - Blood Donors
External links
Official Italian Red Cross website (in Italian)