The International Red Cross was founded by John Henry Dunant in 1863 after he was moved by the suffering of wounded soldiers at the Battle of Solferino. It is a humanitarian organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that provides relief services worldwide without discrimination. The Red Cross offers emergency relief during war and natural disasters through activities like supplying relief materials and temporary shelters.

1. INTERNATIONAL RED
CROSS
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

2. • International Red cross was founded
by John Henry Dunant, a Swiss
businessman.
• He founded the organization after
being touched by the intense
suffering and neglect of wounded
soldiers of the battle of Solferino,
North Italy in 1859.

3. JOHN HENRY DUNANT

4. • The International
Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) is a
humanitarian
institution based
in Geneva, Switzerland

5. • Formation : 17 February 1863;
152 years ago.
• Type : Private humanitarian
organization

6. HEADQUARTERS :
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

7. • Region served : Worldwide.
• President : Peter Maurer.
• Director-General : Yves Daccord.
• Website : www.icrc.org

8. PRESIDENTS
• 1973–1976: Eric Martin
• 1976–1987: Alexandre Hay
• 1987–1999: Cornelio Sommaruga
• 2000–2012: Jakob Kellenberger
• Since 2012: Peter Maurer

9. • International Red cross was founded
by John Henry Dunant, a Swiss
businessman.
• He founded the organization after
being touched by the intense
suffering and neglect of wounded
soldiers of the battle of Solferino,
North Italy in 1859.

10. • Appalled by the thousands of
wounded and dying soldiers,
Dunant recruited volunteers
from nearby villages to help &
relieve their suffering.

11. • Dunant devoted his time his
talent and his money till he
went bankrupt, to the cause of
the wounded.

12. • He wrote a book “Un Souvenir”
that stirred the conscience of the
world and he campaigned widely
for the establishment of a
voluntary society, which would
render aid to those in war
without distinction of
nationality.

13. • As a result of Dunant’s efforts,
determination and persuation,
he succeeded in holding
international conference, in
1864, at Geneva and a treaty
was signed for the relief of the
wounded and sick soldiers.

14. • This resulted in the constitution
of International Committee of
Red Cross (ICRC) having branches
all over the world.
• However recognition came in
1901, when Sir Dunant received
the first Nobel Prize for peace.

15. • In 1919 the League of the Red
Cross Society was created with
headquarters at Geneva co-
ordinating with 90 national Red
Cross Society.

16. • It is the biggest relief
organization in the world with
200 million members and ten
thousands of employees.

17. • World Red Cross Day is
celebrated on 8 may of every
year.

18. • Thus Red Cross is an
independent, Non Governmental
International Organization,
concerned with offering
humanitarian assistance in war
time and peace time disastrous
situation.

19. • Red Cross offers relief and
rehabilitation services not only
to the wounded in war, but also
later extended to the people
affected in famine, earthquake,
floods and other natural or man
made calamities.

20. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES

21. DISASTER RELLIEF
ACTIVITIES

22. SUPPLY OF RELIEF
MATERIALS

23. TEMPORARY SHELTERS

24. RED CROSS IN INDIA
• The Red cross Society of India
was established in 1920. by an
Act Of Indian Legislature with
three objectives of improvement
of health, prevention of disease
and mitigation of suffering. Its
activities are as follows..

25. 1. Provision of amenities to
soldiers in time of war.
2. Organizing disaster relief
services, in the form of milk,
medicines, food, vitamins,
clothes, blankets.

26. 3. Maintaining blood banks and
promoting blood donation for
the benefit of those wounded in
wars and in disasters.
4. Development of maternity and
child welfare services.

27. • 5. In peacetime, it provides to
the patients of military hospitals
with such amenities as
newspapers, periodicals, musical
instruments and other comfort
goods.

28. • 6. It contributes to health care by
providing equipment, drugs and
supplies to the hospitals.
• 7. It maintains red Cross Home at
Bengaluru for permanently
disabled ex-servicemen, which is
one of the pioneer institution of
its kind in Asia.

29. • 8. It conducts health education
campaigns.
• 9.It provides first aid services to
the deserving cases and also
training in First Aid through St
John Ambulance Association of
India.

30. THE JUNIOR RED CROSS
• The junior Red cross is one of the
most active sections of the
society.
• It gives an opportunity to lakhs
of boys and girls all over India.

31. • The Junior Red cross Society
provides services such as First
Aid, undertakes measures to
prevent out break of diseases,
building up an international
fraternity of youth, thus
promoting international
friendliness, understanding and
cooperation.

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