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The Zambia Red Cross Society was established in 1966 by an act of the Zambian Parliament. It had earlier started out as a branch of the British Red Cross. It has its headquarters in Lusaka.
Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) was founded in 1962 and previously it was part of the British Red Cross. It has its headquarters in Kampala.
Senegalese Red Cross Society was established by decree in 1962. It has its headquarters in Dakar.
Togolese Red Cross was established in 1959. It has its headquarters in Lomé.
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society (TTRCS) was founded on 12 July 1939 as a Branch of the British Red Cross Society. It has its headquarters in Port of Spain, with branches in the North and South of the island of Trinidad and one branch on the island of Tobago. Following the attainment of independence in 1962, the TTRCS became an Independent Society by Act No. 15 of 1963. On 8 August 1963, the TTRCS became part of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Constitution of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society is based on the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional Protocols of 1977 and the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement which are:
Saint Kitts and Nevis Red Cross Society was established in 1942 as a branch of the British Red Cross. It was recognised as a separate national Red Cross Society in 1985.
The Burkinabé Red Cross Society was founded in 1961. It is headquartered in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) was established in 1961 and it has its headquarters in Nukuʻalofa.
The São Tomé and Príncipe Red Cross was founded in 1976. It has its headquarters in São Tomé.
The Papua New Guinea Red Cross Society, also known as PNGRCS, was founded in 1977 and has its headquarters in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
The Saint Lucia Red Cross ("SLRC") was founded in 1949 as a branch of the British Red Cross and became a society of its own in 1983. It has its headquarters in Castries, Saint Lucia.
The Namibia Red Cross Society, also known as NRCS, is a humanitarian organisation with its headquarters in Windhoek, Namibia. It was founded in 1991 by an Act of Parliament, and in 1993 was admitted as a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The Central African Red Cross Society, abbreviated CRCA, was founded in 1966. It has its head in Bangui, Central African Republic.
The Red Cross Society of Benin, also known as RCB, was founded in 1963. It has its headquarters in Porto Novo, Benin.
The Botswana Red Cross Society, also known as LRC, was founded in 1968. It has its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana.
Red Cross Society of Niger also known as RCN was founded in 1963. It has its headquarters in Niamey. It is a part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The Ghana Red Cross Society, also known as GRCS, was founded in 1958. It has its headquarters in Accra, Ghana.
The Lithuanian Red Cross was founded in 1919. It was reestablished after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Seimas, the Lithuanian parliament, passed a Red Cross law in 2000. The society has its headquarters in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
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- ↑ Henckaerts, J.M.; Doswald-Beck, L.; Alvermann, C.; International Committee of the Red Cross (2005). Customary International Humanitarian Law. Customary International Humanitarian Law. Cambridge University Press. p. 1285. ISBN 978-0-521-83937-2 . Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
- ↑ Cp, I.F.R.C.R.C.S. (1993). World Disasters Report: 1993. World Disasters Report Series. Springer Netherlands. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7923-2268-9 . Retrieved 13 Apr 2023.
