International Committee of the Red Cross

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humanitarian organization international organization non-governmental organization nonprofit organization

The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.

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Label	Occurrences
International Committee of the Red Cross canonical	107
International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters	9
ICRC	1
International Committee of the Red Cross commentaries	1
Red Cross	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20891 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Committee of the Red Cross
Context triple: [Geneva, isSeatOf, International Committee of the Red Cross]

A. UNHCR
UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people worldwide.
B. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
C. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
D. Carnegie Hero Fund
The Carnegie Hero Fund is a philanthropic organization that recognizes and financially supports individuals who perform extraordinary acts of civilian heroism.
E. Nansen Refugee Award
The Nansen Refugee Award is a prestigious humanitarian honor presented by the United Nations to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees, displaced, or stateless people.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Committee of the Red Cross
Target entity description: The International Committee of the Red Cross is a neutral, independent humanitarian organization that protects and assists victims of armed conflict and promotes international humanitarian law worldwide.

A. UNHCR
UNHCR is the United Nations agency responsible for protecting and supporting refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people worldwide.
B. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is the UN’s principal body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide through monitoring, advocacy, and support to states and international mechanisms.
C. World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized international agency that directs and coordinates global health efforts, including disease control, health policy, and emergency response.
D. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
E. United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the UN’s global development agency that works to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and support sustainable development in countries worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanitarian organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ non-governmental organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ
cooperatesWith	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ⓘ linked to: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ⓘ linked to: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
corePrinciple	humanity ⓘ impartiality ⓘ independence ⓘ neutrality ⓘ unity ⓘ universality ⓘ voluntary service ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland ⓘ
foundedBy	Guillaume-Henri Dufour ⓘ Gustave Moynier ⓘ Henry Dunant ⓘ Louis Appia ⓘ Théodore Maunoir ⓘ
hasMainMission	assistance to victims of armed conflict ⓘ promotion of international humanitarian law ⓘ protection of victims of armed conflict ⓘ supervision of compliance with the Geneva Conventions ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasRole	advising states on implementation of international humanitarian law ⓘ disseminating knowledge of international humanitarian law ⓘ monitoring compliance with international humanitarian law ⓘ providing medical assistance in conflict zones ⓘ providing relief supplies in armed conflicts ⓘ tracing missing persons in armed conflicts ⓘ visiting prisoners of war ⓘ
hasSymbol	red cross on white background ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Switzerland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ
inception	1863 ⓘ
legalStatus	private association under Swiss law ⓘ
motto	Inter arma caritas ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
operatesIn	worldwide ⓘ
partOf	International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ⓘ
politicalAlignment	neutral ⓘ
recognizedAs	guardian of international humanitarian law ⓘ
recognizedBy	Geneva Conventions ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	none ⓘ
shortName	ICRC ⓘ linked to: International Committee of the Red Cross

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Referenced by (119)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Geneva → isSeatOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Nobel Peace Prize → notableLaureate → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

International Committee of the Red Cross → shortName → ICRC ⓘ

linked to: International Committee of the Red Cross

Geneva Conventions → influencedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons → cooperatesWith → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement → hasComponent → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Palais des Nations → nearby → International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters ⓘ

linked to: International Committee of the Red Cross

Henry Dunant → coFounded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Henry Dunant → founded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Henry Dunant → memberOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Inter arma caritas → mottoOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Inter arma caritas → usedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Geneva metropolitan area → hosts → International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters ⓘ

linked to: International Committee of the Red Cross

Additional Protocol III → movementComponentsCovered → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Gustave Moynier → memberOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Gustave Moynier → coFounded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Gustave Moynier → affiliation → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Théodore Maunoir → memberOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Théodore Maunoir → coFounded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Théodore Maunoir → affiliation → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → supportedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War → relatedTo → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Technical Secretariat of the OPCW → cooperatesWith → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Geneva Convention of 1929 → facilitatedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Guillaume-Henri Dufour → coFounded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Guillaume-Henri Dufour → memberOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Louis Appia → memberOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Louis Appia → coFounded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

RCRC Movement → hasComponent → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

RCRC Movement → coordinatedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Red Cross emblem → usedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: red cross

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies → cooperatesWith → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Red Crescent → recognizedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: red crescent

Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions → negotiatedUnder → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Syrian Civil War → hasOrganizationInvolved → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Nobel Peace Prize → hasNotableLaureate → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Peace

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights → notableRecipient → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

A Memory of Solferino → inspiredCreationOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day → associatedWith → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

International humanitarian law → monitoredBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Jean Henri Dunant → founded → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Jean

Second Geneva Convention → monitoredBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Red Crystal emblem → usedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Red Lion and Sun → recognizedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Third Geneva Convention → monitoredBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Théodore Maunoir → memberOf → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

subject linked to: Maunoir

Stockholm International Red Cross Conference of 1948 → organizedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Geneva Convention IV of 12 August 1949 → monitoredBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 → organizedBy → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

Diplomatic Conference of Geneva of 1949 → hasParticipant → International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ

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