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International Committee of the Red Cross  

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  • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, that assists people throughout the world who are affected by international and internal armed conflicts. The ICRC maintains a permanent presence in over 60 countries and in 2003 had offices in 169 locations worldwide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; International Committee of the Red Cross]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VQN2B32B-0

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