Australian Red Cross, formally Australian Red Cross Society, is a humanitarian aid and community services charity in Australia.

The British Red Cross Society (Y Groes Goch Brydeinig) is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties and protocols that establish the standards of humane treatment during armed conflicts and other emergencies.

Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance, usually in the short-term, to people in need.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization that provides assistance and protection to victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies.