Green Cross International

Green Cross International is an environmentalist organisation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993.[2] Green Cross International was founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993,[3] building upon the work started by the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The two organisations merged in 1993, becoming Green Cross International, which was formally launched in Kyoto, Japan, on 18 April 1993.[3] In 1994, the first Green Cross National Organisations (GCNOs) joined GCI in The Hague, including Japan, the Netherlands, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, and the United States.[3] The initial concept envisaged an international body to provide assistance to countries in ecological trouble.
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