The 1986 foundational statutes of the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement proclaim that:“International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies together constitute a worldwide humanitarian movement,

Founded in 1863 by Swiss philanthropist Henry Dunant, it is the oldest organization within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and has won three Nobel Peace Prizes since 1917. UNHCR and the ICRC have long worked together to help refugees ...