The Lithuanian Red Cross ( lt, Lietuvos Raudonasis kryžius) was founded in 1919. It was reestablished after the collapse of the

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, the Lithuanian

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law in 2000. The society has its headquarters in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

, the capital of Lithuania. The society's departments include: the Financial Department, the First Aid Training Department, the Humanitarian Aid Department, the International Humanitarian Law Department, the Refugee Department, the Social Welfare Department, the Tracing Department, and the Youth Department.Directory of the Lithuanian Red Cross Society
titles of department representatives (in English).

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External links

Lithuanian Red Cross
(in Lithuanian)
IFRC's Operations in Lithuania
(in English)
2021 Lithuanian Red Cross Society Monitoring Report
1919 establishments in Lithuania Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies Medical and health organizations based in Lithuania Organizations established in 1919 Organizations based in Vilnius {{philanthropy-org-stub lt:Raudonasis kryžius