INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

1. INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR [email protected]

2. International Red cross was founded by John Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman. He founded the organization after being touched by the intense suffering and neglect of wounded soldiers of the battle of Solferino , North Italy in 1859.

3. JOHN HENRY DUNANT

4. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian institution based in  Geneva ,  Switzerland

5. Formation : 17 February 1863; 152 years ago. Type : Private humanitarian organization

6. HEADQUARTERS : GENEVA ,  SWITZERLAND

7. Region served : Worldwide. President : Peter Maurer . Director-General : Yves Daccord . Website : www.icrc.org

8. PRESIDENTS 1973–1976:  Eric Martin 1976–1987:  Alexandre Hay 1987–1999:  Cornelio Sommaruga 2000–2012:  Jakob Kellenberger Since 2012:  Peter Maurer

9. International Red cross was founded by John Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman. He founded the organization after being touched by the intense suffering and neglect of wounded soldiers of the battle of Solferino , North Italy in 1859.

10. Appalled by the thousands of wounded and dying soldiers, Dunant recruited volunteers from nearby villages to help & relieve their suffering.

11. Dunant devoted his time his talent and his money till he went bankrupt, to the cause of the wounded.

12. He wrote a book “Un Souvenir” that stirred the conscience of the world and he campaigned widely for the establishment of a voluntary society, which would render aid to those in war without distinction of nationality.

13. As a result of Dunant’s efforts, determination and persuation , he succeeded in holding international conference, in 1864, at Geneva and a treaty was signed for the relief of the wounded and sick soldiers.

14. This resulted in the constitution of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) having branches all over the world. However recognition came in 1901, when Sir Dunant received the first Nobel Prize for peace.

15. In 1919 the League of the Red Cross Society was created with headquarters at Geneva co- ordinating with 90 national Red Cross Society.

16. It is the biggest relief organization in the world with 200 million members and ten thousands of employees.

17. World Red Cross Day is celebrated on 8 may of every year.

18. Thus Red Cross is an independent, Non Governmental International Organization, concerned with offering humanitarian assistance in war time and peace time disastrous situation.

19. Red Cross offers relief and rehabilitation services not only to the wounded in war, but also later extended to the people affected in famine, earthquake, floods and other natural or man made calamities.

20. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES

21. DISASTER RELLIEF ACTIVITIES

22. SUPPLY OF RELIEF MATERIALS

23. TEMPORARY SHELTERS

24. RED CROSS IN INDIA The Red cross Society of India was established in 1920. by an Act Of Indian Legislature with three objectives of improvement of health, prevention of disease and mitigation of suffering. Its activities are as follows..

25. 1. Provision of amenities to soldiers in time of war . 2. Organizing disaster relief services, in the form of milk, medicines, food, vitamins, clothes, blankets.

26. 3. Maintaining blood banks and promoting blood donation for the benefit of those wounded in wars and in disasters. 4. Development of maternity and child welfare services.

27. 5. In peacetime, it provides to the patients of military hospitals with such amenities as newspapers, periodicals, musical instruments and other comfort goods.

28. 6. It contributes to health care by providing equipment, drugs and supplies to the hospitals. 7. It maintains red Cross Home at Bengaluru for permanently disabled ex-servicemen, which is one of the pioneer institution of its kind in Asia.

29. 8. It conducts health education campaigns. 9.It provides first aid services to the deserving cases and also training in First Aid through St John Ambulance Association of India.

30. THE JUNIOR RED CROSS The junior Red cross is one of the most active sections of the society. It gives an opportunity to lakhs of boys and girls all over India.

31. The Junior Red cross Society provides services such as First Aid, undertakes measures to prevent out break of diseases, building up an international fraternity of youth, thus promoting international friendliness, understanding and cooperation.

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