The Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT; or Elliniki Omada Diasosis) is a non-governmental organization of Search and Rescue that operates in Greece. It is run by volunteers and operating since 1978. Since 1994 it is run as an association. HRC is cooperating with the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union. The Hellenic Rescue Team was awarded with the Nansen Refugee Award in 2016 and Mother Teresa Award in 2017 for its role in the European refugee and migrant crisis. The headquarter of the organization is in Thessaloniki. Overall there are 34 divisions of HRT in Greece. The United Nations International Search and Rescue Advisory Group has officially recognized HRT on the 23 of June 2005.