Henry DunantRed Cross Movement

Henry Dunant

• 1828 8 May in Geneva• 1862 A Memory of Solferino• 1863 ICRC (committee of five)• 1867 Dunant leaves Geneva• 1901 1st Nobel Peace Prize• 1910 30 Oct in Heiden

In battle of Solferino1859: Battle of SolferinoDunant organizes volunteers to help the wounded – regardless of the nationality

Hi has an idea, “The nations of the world should form relief societies to provide care for the wartime wounded; each society should be sponsored by a governing board composed of the nation's leading figures, should appeal to everyone to volunteer, should train these volunteers to aid the wounded on the battlefield and to care for them later until they recovered”

International Committee of the Red Cross

• It is the custodian, or guardian, of the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions are the core/fundamental treaties of international humanitarian law, or the laws of war• The International Committee of the Red

Cross (ICRC) is an independent, neutral organization that provides humanitarian assistance and protection to victims of war and armed violence.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

• The International Federation is a global humanitarian organization, which coordinates and directs international assistance following natural and man-made disasters in non-conflict situations.• The International Federation works

with National Societies in responding to catastrophes around the world

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