Cambodian Red Cross

Cambodian Red Cross
កាកបាទក្រហមកម្ពុជា

Seal of the Cambodian Red Cross
Abbreviation	CRC
Formation	18 February 1955
Type	Non-governmental organization
Purpose	Humanitarian
Headquarters	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Region served	Cambodia
Membership	International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Official language	Khmer and English
Honorary President	Queen Mother Norodom Monineath
President of the Central Committee	Bun Rany
Main organ	General Assembly
Website	www.redcross.org.kh

The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) (Khmer: កាកបាទក្រហមកម្ពុជា, Kakkrobat Krahom) is the largest humanitarian organization in Cambodia. Established on 18 February 1955, it is officially recognized by the Royal Government as the primary auxiliary to the public authorities in humanitarian services. It was recognized by the International Committee on October 7, 1960, and admitted as a Member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent on October 8, 1960.

On October 7, 1960, under recognition by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the organization was admitted as a Member of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (the Federation) the following day. However, during the Khmer Rouge Regime (1975–1979), all Red Cross activities in Cambodia were suspended due to government policies at the time and the CRC's seat in the General Assembly of the Federation was abandoned. As a result of the Khmer Rouge, between 1979 and 1994, the CRC lost its national unity as each of the four factions in Cambodia set up their own Society within their respective areas of control. However, the NS was reunified in 1994 and the CRC was reinstated to the Federation.

Since the reunification in 1994, the Cambodian Red Cross has undergone many important processes of organizational development and changes with Three major General Assemblies to assess the organizations' function and structure. The 1st Term was held by Princess Norodom Marie Ranariddh, President of the CRC from 1994 - 1998. The 2nd and 3rd Terms were held by Madam President Bun Rany Hun Sen, President of the CRC from 1998–2002 and re-elected in August 2002. With Her Majesty Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk residing as Honorary President, since 1994.

Whilst there are significant constraints in human and financial resources, the CRC has attempted to raise the level of integration and consolidate its framework not only domestically but transnationally with the International Federation, ICRC, cooperation partners and NS's in the region and throughout the world. CRC has successfully implemented a three-year development plan (1998–2000); a second development plan - a five-year period was developed in 2001 and revised in 2002.