▁IF RC ▁are ▁fund ed ▁by ▁contributions ▁from ▁the ▁national ▁soci eties ▁which ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁IF RC ▁and ▁through ▁reven ues ▁from ▁its ▁invest ments . ▁The ▁exact ▁amount ▁of ▁contributions ▁from ▁each ▁member ▁society ▁is ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Fin ance ▁Commission ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁Any ▁additional ▁fund ing , ▁especially ▁for ▁un for ese en ▁exp enses ▁for ▁relief ▁assistance ▁miss ions , ▁is ▁raised ▁by ▁" appe als " ▁ ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁IF RC ▁and ▁comes ▁for ▁volunt ary ▁don ations ▁by ▁national ▁soci eties , ▁govern ments , ▁other ▁organizations , ▁corpor ations , ▁and ▁individuals . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁national ▁soci eties ▁ ▁Official ▁recognition ▁ ▁National ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁soci eties ▁exist ▁in ▁nearly ▁every ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Within ▁their ▁home ▁country , ▁they ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁duties ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁relief ▁society ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁International ▁Human itar ian ▁Law . ▁Within ▁the ▁Mov ement , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁leg ally ▁recogn izing ▁a ▁relief ▁society ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁national ▁Red ▁Cross ▁or ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁society . ▁The ▁exact ▁rules ▁for ▁recognition ▁are ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁stat utes ▁of ▁the ▁Mov ement . ▁Article ▁ 4 ▁of ▁these ▁stat utes ▁contains ▁the ▁" Cond itions ▁for ▁recognition ▁of ▁National ▁Soci eties ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁recognized ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁Article ▁ 5 , ▁paragraph ▁ 2 ▁b ) ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Society ,