Burundi Red Cross

{{Infobox company

|name = Burundi Red Cross

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|type =

|founded = 1963

|hq_location= Bujumbura

|num_employees = 647 employees and 600,000+ volunteers

|industry = Humanitarian organization

|homepage = {{URL|www.croixrouge.bi}}

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Burundi Red Cross, also known as BRC ({{Langx|fr|Croix-Rouge du Burundi}}, CRB) was founded in 1963, formed on the basis of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the [https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/additional-protocols-1977.htm 1977 Additional Protocols].{{Cite web|title=About us|url=http://croixrouge.bi/en/about-us/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Burundi Red Cross|language=en-US}} It maintains headquarters in Bujumbura, Burundi.

The BRC was involved in the disaster management response to the 2019 Burundi landslides, specifically the immediate situation assessment of the casualties, relocation, and provision of material aid to displaced persons as well as the burial of recovered bodies.{{Cite web|title=Burundi: Floods and Landslides Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF n°: MDRBI016 - Burundi|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/burundi/burundi-floods-and-landslides-emergency-plan-action-epoa-dref-n-mdrbi016|access-date=2020-07-23|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Burundi: Floods & Landslides Flash Update No. 2, 8 December 2019 – Burundi|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/burundi/burundi-floods-landslides-flash-update-no-2-8-december-2019|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=ReliefWeb}}{{Cite web|title=Burundi: Floods & Landslides Flash Update No. 3, 12 December 2019 – Burundi|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/burundi/burundi-floods-landslides-flash-update-no-3-12-december-2019|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=ReliefWeb}}{{Cite web|title=Burundi: Floods and Landslides Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF n°: MDRBI016 - Burundi|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/burundi/burundi-floods-and-landslides-emergency-plan-action-epoa-dref-n-mdrbi016|access-date=2020-07-23|website=ReliefWeb|language=en}} The organisation is currently involved in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Bertrand Bizimana|date=2020-12-14|title=THE BURUNDI RED CROSS COVID-19 TASK FORCES SWIFT REACTION TO COVID-19 CASES ON THE RISE|url=http://croixrouge.bi/en/the-burundi-red-cross-covid-19-task-forces-swift-reaction-to-covid-19-cases-on-the-rise/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Burundi Red Cross|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Bertrand Bizimana|date=2021-01-15|title=The Burundi Red Cross has received Personal Protective Equipment against Covid-19 from the US Office for Security Cooperation|url=http://croixrouge.bi/en/the-burundi-red-cross-has-received-personal-protective-equipment-against-covid-19-from-the-us-office-for-security-cooperation/|access-date=2021-09-07|website=Burundi Red Cross|language=en-US}}