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			Development programs Australian Red Cross supports the International Federation with its work in disaster management and development by providing skilled field personnel and mobilising resources within Australia. In addition, Australian Red Cross works with other Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies within their own territory to help improve the lives of the most vulnerable.


			Emergency relief Australian Red Cross responds to international emergencies and disasters by providing support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation) throughout the world, but in particular in the Asia Pacific region.


			IHL International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is part of international law. A major part of IHL is found in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, by which nearly every State in the world has agreed to be bound.


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			Overseas Aid Workers Australian Red Cross recruits professionals from a variety of backgrounds to work on international programs of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Federation) or Australian Red Cross. We recruit committed professionals with experience in public health, HIV/AIDS, disaster management, logistics, water and sanitation, project management and organisational development.


			International Tracing, Refugee & Asylum Seeker Services Services and support for families separated as a result of war or other emergencies, refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable people in the immigration system.


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			Australian Red Cross supports the work of other Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies within their own territory.