Ukrainian Red Cross Society (Ukrainian: Українське Товариство Червоного Хреста) is a non-profit humanitarian and charitable association of Ukraine. It operates in disaster management, health and care, tracing service, youth activities/volunteers, protection of human dignity.
Among the main declared principles:
- Humanity, preventing and alleviating human suffering wherever it may be found,
- Impartiality, without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions,
- Neutrality,
- Independence,
- Voluntary Service,
- Unity, there can be only one Red Cross or Red Crescent Society in any one country,
- Universality, working worldwide.
Read more about Ukrainian Red Cross Society: Early History, During World War II, Present Time
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