Uganda Red Cross Society

The Ugandan Red Cross and the Uganda Red Cross Society ( URCS ) is the National Red Cross Society in Uganda in accordance with the Geneva Red Cross Convention, and as such part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Its general secretary is Robert Kwesiga. The organization employs 2001 129 full-time employees and had 150,000 members and volunteers.

History

The URCS was founded in 1964. In 1965, the organization became a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

2001 the organization underwent a restructuring in which adopted a new statute, among other things and a new board was formed.

In the conflict between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord 's Resistance Army in the north of the country, which meant that many residents of the region were expelled, the URCS their activities were in February 2003 in the districts of Pader, Kitgum and Gulu intermittently after a was attacked and looted convoy of Red Cross of rebels in Paiula in the district Paderborn, where six people were injured, some seriously.