▁work ▁as ▁P NS ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁The ▁most ▁active ▁of ▁those ▁are ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁the ▁British ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁the ▁German ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁and ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁soci eties ▁of ▁Sweden ▁and ▁Norway . ▁Another ▁major ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁IF RC ▁which ▁has ▁gained ▁attention ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁is ▁its ▁commit ment ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁a ▁cod ified , ▁world wide ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁land ▁mines ▁and ▁to ▁bring ▁medical , ▁psych ological , ▁and ▁social ▁support ▁for ▁people ▁injured ▁by ▁land ▁mines . ▁ ▁The ▁tasks ▁of ▁the ▁IF RC ▁can ▁therefore ▁be ▁summar ized ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁to ▁promote ▁human itar ian ▁principles ▁and ▁values ▁ ▁to ▁provide ▁relief ▁assistance ▁in ▁emer gency ▁situations ▁of ▁large ▁magnitude , ▁such ▁as ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁ ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁national ▁soci eties ▁with ▁dis aster ▁prepared ness ▁through ▁the ▁education ▁of ▁volunt ary ▁members ▁and ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁relief ▁supplies ▁ ▁to ▁support ▁local ▁health ▁care ▁projects ▁ ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁national ▁soci eties ▁with ▁youth - related ▁activities ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁and ▁organization ▁ ▁The ▁IF RC ▁has ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Gene va . ▁It ▁also ▁runs ▁five ▁zone ▁offices ▁( A frica , ▁Amer icas , ▁Asia ▁Pacific , ▁Europe , ▁Middle ▁East - N orth ▁Africa ), ▁ 1 4 ▁permanent ▁regional ▁offices ▁and ▁has ▁about ▁ 3 5 0 ▁deleg ates ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁deleg ations ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁legal ▁basis