belarus red cross belarus red cross the belarusian red cross society (belarusian: беларускае таварыства чырвонага крыжа, romanized: byelaruskaye tavarystva chyrvonaha kryzha; russian: белорусское общество красного креста, romanized: belorusskoye obshchestvo krasnogo kresta) is a belarusian humanitarian organization and a member of the international red cross and red crescent movement. its purpose is to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever and whenever it occurs, voluntarily and without discrimination. belarus red crossбелорусский красный крест!уваход у бтчк 2019formation1967purposehumanitarian aidheadquartersminsk, belarusregion belarussecretary generalolga mychkochairmandmitry pinevichparent organizationinternational federation of red cross and red crescent societiesstaff 366 (2016)volunteers 22,459 (2016) websiteredcross.by though first operating in the territory of what is now belarus in 1872 as the minsk local branch of the russian red cross, the organization was officially founded in 1967. within belarus, it currently operates 166 regional and local branches.