Today is World Red Cross Day
May 8 is the day to celebrate the bravery and achievements of the volunteers and staff of the Red Cross and Red Crescent around the world, whose life-saving and life-changing services ensure they keep the commitment to humanity every day. Today is the World Red Cross Day.
World Red Cross Dayย is widely knownย to honour the founder of anย Internationalย Red Cross Crescentย Motion, Henry Dunant.ย Every year, the day celebrates theย rulesย of the โInternationalย Red Cross and Red Crescentย Motionโ. The day focusses onย the importance of shieldingย livesย as also the dignity of victims of any armed conflicts and allย conditionsย of violence.
Sevenย basicย rulesย recognisedย throughoutย World Red Cross Dayย include neutrality, impartiality, voluntary, universality, humanity, independence, and unity.
Historical past
After Worldย Conflictย I, Red Cross wasย launchedย as aย contribution toย peace byย a globalย feeย on the 14th Worldwide Conventionย of the Red Cross. Inย 1934, theย rulesย of the Red Cross Truceย had beenย offeredย on the 15th Worldwideย Convention. It wasย acceptedย on theย identicalย conventionย heldย in Tokyo. The chance of an annual celebration wasย requestedย to the League of the Red Cross Societies by theย Worldย of the Red Cross Societies (IFRC)ย Basicย Meeting. Two years later, the proposal of celebratingย World Red Cross Dayย yearlyย was adopted in 1948. In 1984,ย it was formally named asย World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.
Significance
The primaryย focus of the Red Cross Society isย to collect blood. The Red Crossย helpsย to supplyย firstย help, emergency response,ย wellbeingย and social care, refugee companies and assist individuals find lacking households. Throughoutย the instancesย ofย warfare, the Red Cross helpsย guardย individualsย in armed battle. It also additionallyย promotes self-awareness and empowers youth toย studyย concerning the methods and strategies which can beย importantย for the survival of ourย eraย in addition toย the followingย era.