The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is based in Geneva. The International Committee of the Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and 190 National Societies.
The International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1917, 1944 and 1963 — on the third occasion jointly with the League of Red Cross Societies.
The League of Red Cross Societies was founded in 1919, the year after the end of World War I. The initiative came from Henry P. Davison, President of the American Red Cross.
In 1993, the League was renamed the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
The Red Cross has its unique signature in the history of Nobel Prizes as no other organization has been awarded the peace prize this often.
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