The National Red Cross Society of Romania is a humanitarian organization, member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , auxiliary to public authority and empowered by law to provide humanitarian assistance in case of disasters and to support vulnerable people.

According to the Law of the National Red Cross Society of Romania no. 139/1995 Art.1 and its Statute , the Romanian Red Cross is a legal person of public law, autonomous, non-governmental, apolitical and without patrimonial purpose. It carries out its humanitarian activity, as a humanitarian aid organization, auxiliary of the public authorities.