The Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK) – Generalsekretariat is the federal office of the German Red Cross e.V., serving as the national Red Cross Society in Germany. It coordinates the humanitarian, social, and health-related activities of the various Red Cross associations across the country. Its mission includes disaster relief, social welfare, and the dissemination of international humanitarian law, both domestically and globally. As part of the larger German Red Cross, it plays a central role in Germany's welfare system.