Burundi Red Cross, also known as BRC (, CRB) was founded in 1963, formed on the basis of the
1949 Geneva Conventions and th
1977 Additional Protocols It maintains headquarters in
Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In la ...
,
Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...
.
The BRC was involved in the disaster management response to the
2019 Burundi landslides, specifically the immediate situation assessment of the casualties, relocation, and provision of material aid to
displaced persons
Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR defines 'forced displaceme ...
as well as the burial of recovered bodies.
The organisation is currently involved in the management of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
References
External links
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
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Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
1963 establishments in Burundi
Organizations established in 1963
Medical and health organisations based in Burundi