Basic Principles Of The Movement Of The Red Cross And Red Crescent International

“The movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent International was established on the basis of the desire to give aid without differentiating the victim who was injured in combat, prevent and overcome the suffering of fellow human beings. The Red Cross fostering mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace for our fellow human beings” a. preventing and relieving b. Ensure respect...

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Movement Components

The International Committee of The Red Cross: Is a humanitarian organization neutrality, impartiality and independently that not merely carry out humanitarian tasks in order to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and violence in the country as well as giving help to them. In cases of armed conflict international and non international, ICRC humanitarian action is based on the Convention...

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Un Souvenir De Solferino

The International Committee Upon his return to Switzerland making it Dunant continued to be haunted by the nightmare that he saw at Solferino. To eliminate the bad shadow in his mind and to attract the attention of the world will be the reality of war he wrote a hardscrabble books and published at their own expense in November 1862 “ Memory of Solferino” (Un Souvenir De Solferin...

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Solferino War

On 24 June 1859 in Solferino a small town located in the lower mainland Provincial Lambordi North of Italy took place between soldiers fighting France and Austria. The battle that lasted about 4 hours and involves some 320000 people soldiers have tens of thousands of dead and wounded. About 40 thousand people died in the fighting.The number of soldiers who fell victim to a battle took place between...

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Jean Henry Dunant

Jean Henry Dunant was born on 8 may 1828 in Geneva-Switzerland. His father was a member of the Council of the Republic in Switzerland named Jean Jacques Dunant. His mother was Antoinette Colladon. Colladon fled to Geneva where in France there is a pursuit against the Christians devotees understand Calvijn. Since Henry Dunant was educated Christian way. He nurtured the seeds of love towards each other...

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