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Elderly women exercising. They seem to enjoy the sport. An elderly lady wears a hat and a T-shirt with the Red Cross Tuzla (Bosnia).

Our priority sectors

Find out more about our work in Switzerland and abroad.

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A young man and a young woman on a balcony. They seem to have prepared food, there is olive oil and a ladle next to them on the table. They smile friendly into the camera.

Swiss Red Cross

The Swiss Red Cross (SRC) is the largest and most important humanitarian organization in Switzerland. Since it was founded in 1866, it has been working for greater humanity, just as Henry Dunant intended.

A volunteer of the Kyrgyz Red Crescent, hands a food package to beneficiary Nurmukhanbetova Karlygash. She is standing in front of a house heavily covered with plants.

The work of the Swiss Red Cross

Find out more about the way we work with volunteers and the worldwide Red Cross Movement. We also advocate for the most vulnerable members of society on a political level.

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Hilfe für alle: Unterstütze das Schweizerische Rote Kreuz

Das Schweizerische Rote Kreuz setzt sich für mehr Solidarität in der Gesellschaft ein. Hilf auch du und werde mit deiner Spende Teil des Roten Kreuzes.

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Hugo Köppel and Luamar Zwahlen provide fruit donated by Coop for the refugees.

In an emergency, we provide assistance

A woman in a doctor's coat and with a stethoscope presses on a touchscreen.

Healthcare professions: recognition and registration

24Cantonal associations

The SRC also works for you in your region.

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All over the world

30Countries

The SRC works in about 30 countries around the world.

Our countries of operation

Our project countries

World map.The Swiss Red Cross project countries are highlighted in red. Here is the full list: Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malawi, Moldova, Montenegro, Nepal, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Serbia, South Sudan, Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam.

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Help for people in need

Four members of the SRC delegation in Sucre Bolivia, sitting on small benches in a semicircle in front of a house and discussing.

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