The humanitarian role of the Red Cross and Red Crescent

by Can Tran

The humanitarian role played by both the Red Cross and the Red Crescent is a very important role. They basically protect the life and health of all human beings. They also have a deep concern for the welfare of people in...read more

by Shamma B S

The red Cross is an international aid organization founded by the Swiss Henri Dunant in 1863, after he had witnessed the Battle of Solferino (1859). Its guidelines were laid down in the Geneva Convention (1864), in which i...read more

by Darian Peters

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a movement with a humanitarian mission to help people in war and disaster zones irrespective of race, creed, color, gender, nationality, class, political affiliation...read more