He was the most famous person and became the recipient of 1st Nobel Peace Prize.
World Red Cross Day is an annual event celebration, celebrating the principles of “International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement”. It is celebrated every year to pay tribute to the volunteers participated in the event as well as welcome their precious contribution for helping people in need.
World Red Cross Day 2017 will be celebrated all across the world by the national societies affiliates to the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross). Red Cross was introduced as a major contribution to the peace after the World War I by an international commission at 14th International Conference of the Red Cross.
The principles of the Red Cross Truce was presented and approved on 15th International Conference at Tokyo in the year 1934 to get applicable all across the world in different regions. The possibility of its annual celebration was asked to the “League of the Red Cross Societies (LORCS)” by the International Federation of the Red Cross Societies (IFRC) General Assembly.
And just 2 years later the proposal of celebrating this day annually was adopted and was first celebrated as the Red Cross Day on 8th of May in 1948. Later, it was officially named as the “World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day” in the year 1984.
World Red Cross Day is celebrated by the people on international level to alleviate people’s suffering, enhancing their dignity, protecting their life from emergencies and lots of natural disasters including epidemic diseases, flood and earthquakes.
It is celebrated by all the sections of the Red Cross organisations to help people by keeping in front it’s all fundamental principles which are humanity, independence, impartiality, neutrality, universality, voluntary and unity.
International Committee of the Red Cross and its members (national societies) organise lots of programmes and events in order to encourage volunteers as well as facilitate and promote their humanitarian activities. International Red Cross movement members assists the suffered people of any problems. People are motivated to protect their own lives and take care of the dignity of other victims.
World Red Cross Day has become an important day in the history of world which is being celebrated annually to play big role in the life saving events as well as assisting the vulnerable social people all around the world.
Its celebration is highlighted through a special theme of the year to fulfill the aim of celebration as well as make people aware of its importance. It also aims to attract more private or governmental organisations to be active members and participate regionally to help needy people suffering from any kind of disaster.
Around 97 million members and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are also honoured at this day of being the largest humanitarian network of relief worldwide serving over 170 countries. Around 240 million people all over the world have benefited of the free assistance of Red Cross workers
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