#WORLDREDCROSSDAY
World Red Cross Red Crescent Day
is celebrated on 8 May each year.
Its birth anniversary of Henry Dunant (born
8 May 1828), the founder of International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.
World Red
Cross and Red Crescent Day is an opportunity to celebrate the bravery of those
who keep their commitment to humanity every day.
Local and international, independent
and impartial, also they are
everywhere for everyone.
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an opportunity
to recognize the amazing work of volunteers and staff who go out saving lives
and changing minds every day.
Fundamentals of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day:
Humanity Impartiality Neutrality Independence Voluntary service Unity Universality
The idea for
an "Annual
action could take hold in the whole world ... would be a major contribution to
peace" was introduced just after World War I and evolved out of the "Red
Cross Truce, an initiative that was studied by an international
commission established at the 14th International Conference of the
Red Cross.
Results,
presented to the 15th International Conference in Tokyo in 1934, was approved and having considered the principles of
the truce, and its applicability across different regions of the world, the
General Assembly of the International
Federation of the Red Cross Societies (IFRC) asked the League of the Red Cross Societies (LORCS) to study the feasibility
of adopting an annual International Red Cross Day. 2 years later, the proposal
was adopted and the first Red Cross Day was celebrated on 8 May 1948. The
official title of the day has changed over time, and it became "World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day" in 1984.
World Red Cross Day celebrates the work
of those who volunteer with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC).
IFRC is the world's largest humanitarian
organization, providing worldwide relief during times of disease, famine,
disaster or war.
It has
around 97 million members and volunteers in some 170 countries and helps more
than 230 million people every year.
“SAVING LIFES SPREADS HUMANITY”
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