Liechtenstein Red Cross

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Liechtenstein Red Cross
Liechtensteinisches Rotes Kreuz
Formation30 April 1945
Purpose Humanitarian aid
Headquarters Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Region
Liechtenstein
President
 Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
Parent organization
 International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Website roteskreuz.li

The Liechtenstein Red Cross (German: Liechtensteinisches Rotes Kreuz), or LRK, is the national Red Cross society for Liechtenstein. It conducts humanitarian aid in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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The LRK was formed on 30 April 1945 under the initiative of Princess Gina of Liechtenstein due to the number of war refugees in Liechtenstein following the end of World War II. It was recognised as a Red Cross society on 22 June 1945 and was headed by Countess Georgina until 1985, then Countess Marie Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau until 2015, and since then by Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein. [1] [2]

Operations

Countess Gina with Josef Hoop in French-occupied Feldkirch presenting gifts for the wounded to the French city commander, 1945. Princess Georgina in Feldkirch.jpg
Countess Gina with Josef Hoop in French-occupied Feldkirch presenting gifts for the wounded to the French city commander, 1945.

The LRK was initially formed to care for the 7,000 war refugees that had crossed into Liechtenstein in the closing weeks and following World War II, where it provided soup kitchens and bathing services for them near Schaanwald, while calling the population of Liechtenstein to donate towards aiding the refugees. [1] [3] Most notably, it cared for soldiers of the pro-Axis First Russian National Army when they took refuge in the country near the end of the war. [4] It also provided assistance in neighbouring Allied-occupied Austria and was later expanded to domestic coverage. [3]

An ambulance of the LRK. FL 41441 - ambulance series (-144-).jpg
An ambulance of the LRK.

Domestically, in 1946 a mother's advice centre was established, in 1948 the LRK expanded to cover family welfare until 1996 and in 1956 a children's home was opened in Triesen, which was later moved to Schaan in 1965. [3] [5] The organisation has offered blood donations since 1953 and has operated rescue services since 1972. [3] The organisation has also come out in support of greater action to combat climate change. [6]

The provision of foreign humanitarian aid and refugee assistance conducted by the LRK has included the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia, [7] the Vietnam War and after the Revolutions of 1989, in which the LRK also conducted its own initiatives in Eastern Europe through the use of private contacts. [3] It has also included aid to refugees of the Yugoslav Wars [8] and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9] [10]

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  6. ↑ "Liechtenstein: "Failure to act against climate change is not an option"". International Committee of the Red Cross. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Meier, Günther (22 August 2021). "Das Leben von Fürstin Marie von Liechtenstein war geprägt vom Einsatz für die Schwachen" [The life of Princess Consort Marie of Liechtenstein was characterized by her commitment to the weak]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Vaduz. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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