The Swedish Red Cross (
Swedish: ''Svenska Röda Korset'') is a Swedish humanitarian organisation and a member of the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a Humanitarianism, humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteering, volunteers, members, and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ...
. Founded in 1865, its purpose is to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever and whenever it occurs, voluntarily and without discrimination. Within Sweden, it operates more than 1,000 local branches, which are run by local committees.
History
Red Cross Hospital in the Korean War
From September 1950 to April 1957. Swedish Red Cross Hospital provided the medical service in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
during
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
.
See also
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Dolo hospital airstrike
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White Buses
References
External links
Swedish Red Cross HomepageIFRC: Swedish Red Cross Profile
Red_Cross_and_Red_Crescent_national_societies
1865_establishments_in_Sweden
Organizations established in 1865
First_aid_organizations
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