▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ). ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁of ▁national ▁soci eties ▁on ▁a ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁stage ▁Despite ▁formal ▁independence ▁regarding ▁its ▁organiz ational ▁structure ▁and ▁work , ▁each ▁national ▁society ▁is ▁still ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁its ▁home ▁country . ▁In ▁many ▁countries , ▁national ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁soci eties ▁enjoy ▁exception al ▁privileges ▁due ▁to ▁agre ements ▁with ▁their ▁govern ments ▁or ▁specific ▁" Red ▁Cross ▁La ws " ▁grant ing ▁full ▁independence ▁as ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Mov ement . ▁The ▁duties ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁society ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁International ▁Human itar ian ▁Law ▁and ▁the ▁stat utes ▁of ▁the ▁Mov ement ▁include ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁in ▁armed ▁conflicts ▁and ▁emer gency ▁cr ises ▁such ▁as ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁through ▁activities ▁such ▁as ▁Rest oring ▁Family ▁Link s . ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁their ▁respective ▁human , ▁technical , ▁financial , ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁resources , ▁many ▁national ▁soci eties ▁take ▁on ▁additional ▁human itar ian ▁tasks ▁within ▁their ▁home ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁blood ▁don ation ▁services ▁or ▁acting ▁as ▁civil ian ▁Emer gency ▁Medical ▁Service ▁( E MS ) ▁prov iders . ▁The ▁IC RC ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁soci eties ▁in ▁their ▁international ▁miss ions , ▁especially ▁with ▁human , ▁material , ▁and ▁financial ▁resources ▁and ▁organ izing ▁on - site ▁log istics . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁em blem s ▁ ▁Em blem s ▁in ▁use ▁ ▁The