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Belgian Red Cross, the Glossary

Index Belgian Red Cross

The Belgian Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that aids in providing emergency and disaster related services and relief as well as providing education for disaster awareness within the population of Belgium.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Belgium, Brussels, Brussels Airport, European Union, Flanders, In Flanders Fields Museum, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Maelbeek metro station, NATO, Prisoner of war, Psychology, Psychosocial UFO hypothesis, Social exclusion, Sociology, Uccle, Umbrella organization, World War II, 2016 Brussels bombings.

  2. 1864 establishments in Belgium
  3. Medical and health organisations based in Belgium
  4. Organizations established in 1864

Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Brussels Airport

Brussels Airport (Luchthaven Brussel, Aéroport de Bruxelles) — also informally called Brussels-National Airport (Luchthaven Brussel-Nationaal, Aéroport de Bruxelles-National) or Brussels-Zaventem Airport (Luchthaven Brussel-Zaventem, Aéroport de Bruxelles-Zaventem) — is an international airport in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, northeast of Brussels, Belgium.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Flanders

Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.

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In Flanders Fields Museum

The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War.

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International Committee of the Red Cross

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a three-time Nobel Prize laureate.

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies.

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The organized International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 16million volunteers, members, and staff worldwide.

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Maelbeek metro station

Maelbeek (French, former Dutch spelling) or Maalbeek (Dutch) is a Brussels Metro station in the City of Brussels, Belgium.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.

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In ufology, the psychosocial hypothesis, abbreviated PSH, argues that at least some UFO reports are best explained by psychological or social means.

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Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.

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Uccle

Uccle (French) or Ukkel (Dutch) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

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Umbrella organization

An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2016 Brussels bombings

On 22 March 2016, two coordinated terrorist attacks in and close to Brussels, Belgium, were carried out by the Islamic State (IS).

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See also

1864 establishments in Belgium

Medical and health organisations based in Belgium

Organizations established in 1864

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Red_Cross