Lebanese Red Cross

The Lebanese Red Cross is a humanitarian organization and an auxiliary team to the medical service of the Lebanese Armed Forces. Its headquarters is in the capital city of Beirut. Founded in 1945, the organization comprises approximately 7,000 members/volunteers and 200 staff personnel. The society works with the International Federation and the ICRC, and on a bilateral basis with the Norwegian and the French Red Cross. As of 2008, the LRC also worked with the relevant components of the Lebanese authorities, with UN agencies and NGOs.