ICRC
Christmas
Pop Culture
50

He was the visionary, promoter and co-founder and father of the Red Cross.

Henry Dunant

50

Every elf has this ornament hang on the tip of their shoes.

Bells

50

The phrase “Winter is Coming” is known from this popular TV series.  

Game of Thrones

100

This group, made up of the organization’s major donors, is a privileged platform for exchange on key ICRC policies and programming. Its members have exclusive access to ICRC reports, mainly through the ICRC Extranet for Donors.

Donor Support Group (DSG)

100

The highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time.

The Grinch

100

This country won the first ever World Cup in 1930.

Uruguay

150

The ICRC's executive body. It is responsible for implementing and overseeing the institutional strategy and general objectives defined by the Assembly and the Assembly Council.

The Directorate

150

In the song "Twelve Days of Christmas," this is given on the 5th day.

Five golden rings

150

The pop group whose hits include Chiquitita, Dancing Queen and Mama Mia

ABBA

200

According to the Diversity and Inclusion dashboard, most of our ICRC colleagues come from this region.

Africa

200

This country was the first to put up Christmas trees as a tradition.

Germany

200

The 2010 film The Social Network chronicles the creation of this social media platform.

Facebook

250

One of the funds administered by ICRC through special donations from individuals or organisations. This fund was set up in 1983 through a donation made to the ICRC by a late Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris and member of the Institut de droit international.

Paul Reuter Fund

250

In 1965, this well-known Christmas carol became the first song ever to be broadcasted in space.

Jingle Bells

250

In the 2020 Netflix film Eurovision Song Context: The Story of Fire Saga, Will Ferrell's character represented this country.

Iceland

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