This year World Red Cross Day will be celebrated on May 8, 2019, by the National Societies affiliates to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The theme for this year is 'love'
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RED CROSS DAY
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World Red Cross day is celebrated on May 8 every year marking the birthday anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross. Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross and the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was born in the year 1828 in Geneva. Dunant was a very famous person and the recipient of the 1st Nobel Peace Prize. This day is an annual event where people celebrate principles laid for “International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement”. It is celebrated annually to pay homage to the volunteers who participated in the event for their precious contribution for helping people in need. This year World Red Cross Day will be celebrated on May 8, 2019, by the National Societies affiliates to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The theme for this year is 'love.' The theme will particularly focus on asking people what they love about the Red Crescent and Red Cross.
HISTORY
Red Cross was introduced by an international commission as a contribution to the peace after World War I at 14th International Conference of the Red Cross. The principles of the Red Cross Truce was presented and approved in the year 1934 on the15th International Conference at Tokyo. This day is celebrated by the people on an international level to diminish people’s suffering, protecting their life from emergencies and lots of natural disasters including epidemic diseases, flood and earthquakes and enhancing their dignity. It is celebrated by the various Red Cross organizations across the world to help people with its fundamental principles like independence, humanity, impartiality, universality, neutrality, voluntary and unity.
World Red Cross Day is celebrated to honor Henry Dunant, the founder of an International Red Cross Crescent Movement. It is celebrated by the National Societies affiliated to the International Committee of the Red Cross in their countries to create awareness about the need for life protection in some drastic conditions.
Netizens also extended their support on the social media platform Twitter to create awareness about this auspicious day with their posts and tweets.
World red cross day pic.twitter.com/819n5IKtQW
— Areef Khan (@AreefKhan05) May 8, 2019
#WorldRedCrossandCrescentDay #May08 #Love
— Arihant Publication (@arihantpub) May 8, 2019
Helping Someone in Need is the Truest Form of Love. Happy World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. pic.twitter.com/GKZSgzRAMP
And here it's the day, World Red Cross Day. K.R.C.S are ALL WAYS THERE , they have help in"restoration of family Link's"
— Ally (@Ally49495322) May 8, 2019
Show your LOVE today.
As we also celebrate 100 years since the beginning of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent- IFRC
#LOVE pic.twitter.com/8MHn2IlCEd
Red Cross Day
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World Red Cross day means 8th of May is celebrated every year as the birthday anniversary of founder of the Red Cross. Henry Dunant was the founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)... pic.twitter.com/Bu1hm8cCu4
#RedCrossDay
— A Man Called Aldi (@aldidrmwan_) May 8, 2019
2019 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 156 pic.twitter.com/lUHuiL8IWF
Every year 8th May is celebrated as World Red Cross Day to honor the International Red Cross Crescent Movement founder Henry Dunant. National Societies that are affiliates to ICRC celebrates the World Red Cross Day in their countries to raise the need of protecting life. pic.twitter.com/nakMETaNd0
— Satya Chowdhury (@Tweetpriya93) May 8, 2019
8.5.19 Indiapost issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp on the Centenary of International Red Cross on this day in 1963 #ThisDayThatYear #philately #stamp pic.twitter.com/HF9qzHCbfK
— ANUP KUMAR GOYAL (@Philamaniac10) May 8, 2019
2019 World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day [8 May]
— Ahmad Nugraha (@ahmadn_27) May 7, 2019
#2019 #World #RedCross #RedCrescentDay #8may #jeanhenrydunant pic.twitter.com/DxvbQe7rnx
Happy
— chaukidar Sandeep Tiwari (@sandeep0387) May 8, 2019
world
red cross
Day#WorldRedCrossDay pic.twitter.com/eLeHUSLxmF
Every single day volunteers around the world make
— Red Cross Caloocan (@prccaloocan) May 8, 2019
a difference in their communities. Let’s celebrate#RedCross #RedCrescent Day together! Share the love. pic.twitter.com/D4tlXebmNb
Happy World #RedCross and #RedCrescent Day to all!#RedCrossDay #RedCrescentDay #love pic.twitter.com/Iz2QBjZtGf
— Sajid Hasan (@sajiidhasan) May 8, 2019
OBJECTIVES
- To provide relief and peace to the injured people
- To help reduce casual death rate due to epidemic illnesses.
- To help people manage public health emergencies.
- To empowers its members, local communities, civil societies to provide an immediate response to health disasters
- To reinstate human dignity
- To organise nursing care for the injured on the battlefield
- To provide health treatment for prisoners of war
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