The Belarusian Red Cross Society ('';'' ) is a Belarusian humanitarian organization and a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Its purpose is to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever and whenever it occurs, voluntarily and without discrimination. Though first operating in the territory of what is now

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

in 1872 as the

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

local branch of the

Russian Red Cross Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

, the organization was officially founded in 1967. Within Belarus, it currently operates 166 regional and local branches.

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External links

IFRC - Where We Work - Belarus Red Cross Profile
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies 1967 establishments in Belarus Organizations established in 1967 Medical and health organizations based in Belarus {{Belarus-stub