Red Cross/Crescent groups in parliaments --- Thanks Eefjie, and to refine JM's response there are several parliaments which have rules of procedure allowing for informal groups to be acknowledged by the parliament's officers and to get some support in terms of facilities and other support. In Australia's national parliament there is a "Friends of the Red Cross" group which meets irregularly and discusses various issues of RC concern including natural disasters and, sometimes, IHL.

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