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  1. Speech on World Red Cross Day

    Speech on World Red Cross Day World Red Cross Day is a special occasion, celebrated every year on May 8th. It honors the tireless work of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies around the globe. On this day, you can learn about their many contributions to society. From disaster relief to blood donation, their efforts touch countless lives.

  2. Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2024

    On 8 May, we commemorate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, and celebrate local to global humanitarian action. It is a day when we honour the legacy of Henry Dunant, the pioneering volunteer who founded the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement more than 160 years ago. Above all, today is a day that we pay tribute to the millions ...

  3. Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2021

    Every year, 8 May marks World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, a day to celebrate the principles, values, history and impact of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. This date is the anniversary of Henry Dunant's birth in 1828, the founding father of the Movement. He documented the terrible suffering at the Battle of Solferino ...

  4. Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2022

    Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2022. "Tutti Fratelli!" We are brothers and sisters, exclaimed the women of Castiglione after the devastating battle of Solferino in 1859. With these very words, they sparked the flame of Humanity among the wounded and dying soldiers, while providing them with care and assistance, regardless of ...

  5. PDF Message from the Vice Chairman on World Red Cross Day, 2024

    Message from the Vice Chairman on World Red Cross Day, 2024 Dear Friends, As we commemorate World Red Cross Day 2024, it is with deep gratitude and admiration that I extend my warmest greetings to all members and volunteers of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

  6. World Red Cross Day 2021

    Happy World Red Cross Day! Wherever there is a crisis, our Red Cross volunteers are ready to support the people affected. They ensure the people recover quickly and live with greater resilience ...

  7. A message for World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

    A message for World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. On 8 May, we commemorate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, and celebrate local to global humanitarian action. It is a day when we honour the legacy of Henry Dunant, the pioneering volunteer who founded the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement more than 160 years ago.

  8. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: A message from our Movement

    This 8 May is an opportunity for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our staff and 14 million volunteers worldwide to unite in our unwavering commitment to a common humanity. We also reaffirm our Fundamental Principles, which are at the heart of everything we do to assist people in need. Our commitment mandates us to advocate ...

  9. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

    The first 'International Red Cross Day', as it used to be known, was celebrated on 8 May 1948. The official title of the day changed over time and became known as 'World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day' in 1984. Today, the day is an opportunity every year to celebrate our network of Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers, reaffirm our unwavering ...

  10. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

    World Red Cross Day is also known as Red Crescent Day. World Red Cross Day and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May every year. [ 1] This date is the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828 at Geneva, Switzerland, and died on 30 October 1910 at Heiden, Switzerland. He was the founder of (ICRC) International Committee of ...

  11. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

    May 8, 2025. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is held on May 8 every year, in celebration of the basic principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The day honors the birth anniversary of the first Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the great Henry Dunant.

  12. 10 Lines on World Red Cross Day for Students and Children in English

    Set 2 - 10 Lines on World Donor Day for School Students. Set 2 is helpful for students of Classes 6, 7 and 8. The World Red Cross Day celebrations allow paying tribute to the volunteers who help the millions of people during wars, conflicts, and natural disasters. On the World Red Cross Day, there are events like lectures, seminars, health ...

  13. PDF Microsoft Word

    In a world marked by unprecedented crises and loss, the significance of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day resonates even more profoundly. As we commemorate this occasion in 2024, the theme "Keeping Humanity Alive" serves as a poignant reminder of the enduring commitment of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement) to uphold human dignity, alleviate suffering, and ...

  14. PDF World Red Cross Day- May 8th, 2020 Message from the Secretary General

    The year 2020 is incredibly special for Indian Red Cross. Not only have we completed the 100th year of our founding, I am filled with pride to see Red Crossers across the country carrying forward our 100-year long legacy of service to humanity.

  15. World Red Cross Day 2023 History, Theme, Quiz, Speech & Essay

    Learn about World Red Cross Day, which is observed on May 8th. Know its theme for 2023, significance, history, speech & attempt a quiz to enhance your knowledge.

  16. Paragraph on World Red Cross Day

    Paragraph 1 - 100 Words World Red Cross Day is a global and a very important day that falls on 8 May annually. We celebrate the World Red Cross Day on the given date because it is the birth anniversary of 'Jean Henry Dunant'. Jean was the founder of 'Red Cross Society' which completely works on the concept of humanitarian.

  17. Celebrate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day

    Celebrate the bravery and achievements of our volunteers and staff around the world, whose life-saving and life-changing services ensure that we keep our commitment to humanity every day.

  18. World Red Cross Day 2024: Red Cross Day meaning, posters, speech

    Red Cross Day speech, slogans, posters, drawings and charts: World Red Cross Day (8 May) honours humanitarian efforts. This article provides everything you need to celebrate! Discover the meaning of World Red Cross Day, find free resources for posters, speeches and drawings, and explore ways to get involved and make a difference.

  19. World Red Cross Day 2024: Check Theme, History, Significance and Key

    World Red Cross Day is also known as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. It is observed on 8 May every year to raise awareness about how to fight with any natural disaster, Epidemic Disease and ...

  20. World Humanitarian Day: #ProtectHumanity

    Every day, more than 16 million Red Cross workers make a difference around the globe. They are the beating heart of the world's largest humanitarian network, and they help people in need in more than 191 countries, often in dangerous conditions. ... World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day: In Honor of Red Crossers Who Reconnect Families around the ...

  21. World Red Cross and Red Crescent day 2020

    This year, we mark the World Red Cross and Red Crescent day during unprecedented circumstances. Around the world, health care workers and volunteers have mobilized to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  22. Speeches

    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian network and is guided by seven Fundamental Principles: Humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, universality and unity.

  23. World Humanitarian Day: What it means to be an aid worker today

    From ongoing emergencies in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, we've compiled a selection of moving personal messages from UN humanitarians who reflect on what it means to be an aid worker, 21 years to the day since a bomb attack at the UN's headquarters in Baghdad killed 22 humanitarian workers, including Sergio Vieira de Mello, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Iraq:

  24. Commemoration of the World Humanitarian Day: Statement by the Deputy

    Twenty-one years ago today, a bomb ripped through the United Nations headquarters in the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. An unprecedented attack on the big blue flag that we believed would keep us safe and secure.On a personal level, for those of us who were there or who knew colleagues and loved ones, that profound loss of 22 remarkable UN staff remains forever etched in our memories, as do the ...

  25. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2023

    World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2023: A message from the heart Henry caring for the wounded in Solferino, Hilda helping hurricane victims in Port Vila, Mohamed monitoring the nutritional condition of the inmates in Baidoa prison, Yulima teaching first aid to people with disabilities in Maracay, and Luna rescuing migrants on the shore of Ceuta - they, like many Red Cross and Red Crescent ...

  26. Message on World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2024

    On 8 May, we commemorate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, and celebrate local to global humanitarian action. It is a day when we honour the legacy of Henry Dunant, the pioneering volunteer who founded the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement more than 160 years ago.

  27. Statement from NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on World Humanitarian Day

    That's why in 2023, we provided nearly $15 billion in humanitarian aid and, in 2024, we have stepped up to address the unprecedented level of need around the world.

  28. World Humanitarian Day: IFRC to Host 'Stand in Solidarity' Event and

    Geneva, 19 August 2024 - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will join the global community today (Monday) in marking World Humanitarian Day. This year, the day takes on a deeper urgency as we confront alarming levels of violence against humanitarian workers. In 2024 alone, 28 IFRC staff and volunteers have tragically lost their lives while performing ...

  29. WHO Director-General's remarks to headquarters staff on World

    Speeches / Detail / WHO Director-General's remarks to headquarters staff on World Humanitarian Day - 19 August 2024 ... Dear Colleagues, World Humanitarian Day serves as a powerful reminder of our shared commitment to protect and serve those in need, often in some of the world's most perilous environments. Today, we come together to honour ...

  30. World Humanitarian Day: ICRC President on attacks against aid workers

    Every day, the staff and volunteers of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement work on the frontlines of conflict. It is intolerable that they are targeted, yet far too many have been. In 2023-24 alone, six ICRC staff members have been killed, and 14 others wounded. On this World Humanitarian Day, I stand in solidarity with civilians caught in ...