Red Cross/Red Crescent and WHO Date of establishment Red Cross/ Red Crescent International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement were established in the year 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was established in the year 1863. While the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent was established in the year 1919. The Red Cross was established to protect human health and the wellbeing so that sufferings of human beings can be alleviated (Ifrc.org, 2015). WHO World Health Organization ... More