JAMʿIYAT-E HELĀL-E AḤMAR-E IRĀN (The Red Crescent Society of Iran), similar to its predecessor, Jamʿiyat-e Šir o ḵoršid e sorḵ-e Irān (Iran’s Red Lion and Sun Society), a non-governmental humanitarian organization affiliated with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
The Federation, founded in 1919 to promote the health activities of the Red Cross societies, today coordinates activities of 188 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies worldwide.
The International Federation Secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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