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Membership & Affiliation
The International Blue Cross is the non-governmental umbrella
organisation that represents the work of its
around 40 national member organisations
at the international level. Each of these organisations is
independent and dedicated to further the mandate of the Blue
Cross movement as articulated in its vision and
mission, according to specified standards of
professional ethics and core Blue Cross values - namely
respect, dignity, solidarity, inclusiveness, and care for
others.
All Blue Cross national member organisations are required to
adhere to a set of membership criteria agreed by the General
Assembly. These criteria cover:
• Organisational establishment and information
• Governance
• Values and ethics
• Standards of management, socio-developmental and
professional practice
• Payment of membership fees
• Obligations towards other Blue Cross members at the
regional and international levels
Blue Cross national member organisations are expected to exist
before applying for membership or to quickly develop into
locally accountable and self-sustaining organisations. This
means that in addition to having a local membership base they
need to implement viable activities that are contributing to
addressing issues relating to alcohol- and illicit
drug-related harm.
Requests for affiliation are received and examined by the
Secretariat and following initial inquiries are submitted to
the
Network Committee
(board) of the International Blue Cross for consideration,
acceptance or rejection.
For more information on membership or affiliation processes,
please contact our Administrative Coordinator, Ms Sonja
Pönisch
[email protected] or +41 (0)31 301 98 04