World Red Cross Day and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration celebrated on 8 May. This day is the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was born on 8 May 1828 in Geneva, Switzerland and died on 30 October 1910 in Haydn, Switzerland. Henry was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the first recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901.
An idea or principle of an annual action that could be spread throughout the world that would make a major contribution to peace was presented just after World War I. An International Commission was established at the 14th International Conference of the Red Cross. Its report, presented at the 15th International Conference of the Red Cross in Tokyo in 1934, was approved. Only after World War II, in 1946, did the League of Red Cross Societies hold extensive discussions on the proposal in Tokyo. Changed to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1991. A proposal for an annual International Red Cross Day was adopted considering the principles of ceasefire and its utility in different regions of the world. The first Red Cross Day was celebrated on 8 May 1948. The official name of the day was changed to World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in 1984.
It is known that Henry Dunant was a Swiss humanitarian, businessman, social worker and co-founder of the Red Cross. Dunant was born in Geneva into a devout Calvinist family. There was a lot of loss of life and property in the wars. The Red Cross was established with the aim of promoting peace efforts and providing humanitarian aid without any discrimination in war zones. This organization promotes peace efforts around the world, provides aid in troubled areas, and also provides health-medical facilities in peaceful areas. Some inspiring, admirable, exemplary quotes of Henry Dunant are presented here for your consideration.
Henry Dunant asked, Why could not advantage be taken of the comparatively quiet time to examine and attempt to solve a question of so vast and world-wide importance from both a humanitarian and a Christian point of view?
He praised the service, dedication and courage of women volunteers in war-torn areas, but the women of Castiglione, seeing that I made no distinction between nationalities, followed my example, showing the same kindness to these men whose The origins were very different, and all of which were foreign to them. Tutti fratelli he repeated passionately. All respect to these women, these girls of Castiglione! Unflinching, fearless, steadfast, his cool self-sacrifice outweighed the fatigue and horror and his own devotion.
These three approaches—conservation, restriction, and eradication—complement each other, they were not alternatives. According to Henry Dunant's way of thinking he created a harmonious system aimed at curbing the excesses of war and preventing the appearance of war and eliminating its causes.
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